Wesley So vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

chess.com SpeedChess 2022 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 29 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2022
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.11
Date 2022.12.14
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 29
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2rq1k2/1p3p1Q/p2p1b2/5N2/4P3/1bP5/1P4P1/2KR3R b - - 4 29

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.Qd2 Nc6
  13. 13.Nb3 Be6
  14. 14.h4 gxh4
  15. 15.Bxh4 Na5
  16. 16.Nd4 Qb6
  17. 17.O-O-O Rc8
  18. 18.f4 Nc4
  19. 19.Bxc4 Rxc4
  20. 20.Nce2 O-O
  21. 21.f5 Rfc8
  22. 22.c3 Rxd4
  23. 23.Nxd4 Bxa2
  24. 24.Bxe7 Bb3
  25. 25.f6 Nxf6
  26. 26.Bxf6 Bxf6
  27. 27.Qxh6 Qd8
  28. 28.Qh7+ Kf8
  29. 29.Nf5

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