Wesley So vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Meltwater Tour Final 2021 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 50 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Meltwater Tour Final 2021
Site chess24.com INT
Round 2.2
Date 2021.09.26
Opening English Opening (A20)
Moves 50
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/8/8/3R1p2/r3p1k1/4P3/5P2/4K3 w - - 0 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.g3 Nf6
  3. 3.Bg2 c6
  4. 4.d4 exd4
  5. 5.Qxd4 Na6
  6. 6.Nf3 Bc5
  7. 7.Qe5+ Be7
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.Nc3 Re8
  10. 10.Rd1 Nc7
  11. 11.Nd4 d6
  12. 12.Qa5 Bf8
  13. 13.Bg5 Ne6
  14. 14.Qxd8 Rxd8
  15. 15.Bxf6 gxf6
  16. 16.Ne4 Nxd4
  17. 17.Rxd4 Be7
  18. 18.Nc3 Be6
  19. 19.Rc1 f5
  20. 20.b3 Bf6
  21. 21.Rd3 a5
  22. 22.e3 Bxc3
  23. 23.Rcxc3 a4
  24. 24.b4 a3
  25. 25.b5 cxb5
  26. 26.cxb5 Ra5
  27. 27.Bd5 Rd7
  28. 28.Rc8+ Kg7
  29. 29.Bxe6 fxe6
  30. 30.b6 Rb5
  31. 31.Rc7 Rxc7
  32. 32.bxc7 Rc5
  33. 33.Rxd6 Kf6
  34. 34.Rd7 h5
  35. 35.Kf1 b5
  36. 36.Ke2 b4
  37. 37.Kd2 e5
  38. 38.Rd6+ Kg5
  39. 39.h3 h4
  40. 40.gxh4+ Kxh4
  41. 41.Rh6+ Kg5
  42. 42.Rb6 Rxc7
  43. 43.Rxb4 e4
  44. 44.Ra4 Kh4
  45. 45.Rxa3 Kxh3
  46. 46.Ra5 Kg4
  47. 47.a4 Rc4
  48. 48.Ke2 Rc2+
  49. 49.Ke1 Ra2
  50. 50.Rd5 Rxa4

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