Wesley So vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Airthings Masters KO 2020 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 0-1 in 45 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 0-1
Event Airthings Masters KO 2020
Site chess24.com INT
Round 1.12
Date 2020.12.29
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 45
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

3Q4/1p6/p1kpq2p/4p3/8/6rP/6K1/1R6 w - - 0 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Be3 Ng4
  7. 7.Bc1 Nf6
  8. 8.Be3 Ng4
  9. 9.Bg5 h6
  10. 10.Bh4 g5
  11. 11.Bg3 Bg7
  12. 12.h3 Ne5
  13. 13.Nf5 Bxf5
  14. 14.exf5 Nbc6
  15. 15.Nd5 e6
  16. 16.fxe6 fxe6
  17. 17.Ne3 Qa5+
  18. 18.c3 Nf3+
  19. 19.gxf3 Bxc3+
  20. 20.bxc3 Qxc3+
  21. 21.Qd2 Qxa1+
  22. 22.Nd1 Qf6
  23. 23.Bg2 Rd8
  24. 24.f4 Nd4
  25. 25.Ne3 gxf4
  26. 26.Ng4 Qf5
  27. 27.Qxd4 Qb1+
  28. 28.Ke2 Qxa2+
  29. 29.Kf3 Qb3+
  30. 30.Ne3 Rf8
  31. 31.Bh4 e5
  32. 32.Qe4 fxe3+
  33. 33.Kg3 exf2+
  34. 34.Kh2 f1=N+
  35. 35.Bxf1 Rc8
  36. 36.Bg2 Rg8
  37. 37.Rg1 Rg7
  38. 38.Bf6 Rf7
  39. 39.Qg4 Rc2
  40. 40.Qg8+ Kd7
  41. 41.Bh4 Rf3
  42. 42.Qd8+ Kc6
  43. 43.Bg3 Qe6
  44. 44.Rb1 Rxg2+
  45. 45.Kxg2 Rxg3+

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