Wesley So vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Saint Louis Blitz 2025 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 57 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Saint Louis Blitz 2025
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 9.4
Date 2025.08.14
Opening English Opening (A20)
Moves 57
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Final Position

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

8/2n5/2k3p1/1p2Pp1p/1K3P1P/6P1/5B2/8 b - - 30 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.g3 d5
  3. 3.cxd5 Qxd5
  4. 4.Nf3 Nc6
  5. 5.Bg2 Nf6
  6. 6.d3 Qd8
  7. 7.O-O Bd6
  8. 8.a3 O-O
  9. 9.Nbd2 a5
  10. 10.b3 Re8
  11. 11.Bb2 Bf5
  12. 12.Rc1 Qd7
  13. 13.Ng5 h6
  14. 14.Nge4 Nxe4
  15. 15.Nxe4 Bh3
  16. 16.Rc4 Bxg2
  17. 17.Kxg2 f5
  18. 18.Nc5 Bxc5
  19. 19.Rxc5 b6
  20. 20.Rc4 Nd4
  21. 21.e3 Ne6
  22. 22.e4 Nc5
  23. 23.d4 Nxe4
  24. 24.f3 Ng5
  25. 25.dxe5 Qxd1
  26. 26.Rxd1 Rad8
  27. 27.Rxd8 Rxd8
  28. 28.Bc1 Ne6
  29. 29.b4 axb4
  30. 30.axb4 Kf7
  31. 31.Kf2 Rd4
  32. 32.Rxd4 Nxd4
  33. 33.Bb2 Ne6
  34. 34.Ke3 Ke7
  35. 35.b5 Kd7
  36. 36.Kd3 c6
  37. 37.Kc4 Nc7
  38. 38.bxc6+ Kxc6
  39. 39.f4 g6
  40. 40.Ba3 b5+
  41. 41.Kb4 h5
  42. 42.h4 Nd5+
  43. 43.Ka5 Nc3
  44. 44.Bb4 Ne4
  45. 45.Be1 Kc5
  46. 46.Bb4+ Kd5
  47. 47.Be1 Kc6
  48. 48.Kb4 Nc5
  49. 49.Ka5 Nb3+
  50. 50.Kb4 Nd4
  51. 51.Ka5 Ne6
  52. 52.Bf2 Nc7
  53. 53.Kb4 Nd5+
  54. 54.Ka5 Nc7
  55. 55.Kb4 Nd5+
  56. 56.Ka5 Nc7
  57. 57.Kb4

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