Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Ding Liren

2nd Du Te Cup 2018 · Italian Game · 1-0 in 58 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Ding Liren
Result 1-0
Event 2nd Du Te Cup 2018
Site Shenzhen CHN
Round 7.2
Date 2018.11.11
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 58
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6Q1/3k4/3R4/8/7K/P3P1p1/6q1/8 b - - 0 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.Re1 d6
  7. 7.c3 a5
  8. 8.Bg5 h6
  9. 9.Bh4 g5
  10. 10.Bg3 Ba7
  11. 11.Na3 Nh7
  12. 12.Nd2 g4
  13. 13.Nb5 Bb6
  14. 14.Bb3 a4
  15. 15.Bc2 h5
  16. 16.h4 d5
  17. 17.d4 dxe4
  18. 18.dxe5 Ra5
  19. 19.c4 e3
  20. 20.fxe3 Nb4
  21. 21.a3 Nd3
  22. 22.b4 axb3
  23. 23.Nxb3 Nxe1
  24. 24.Qxe1 Ra6
  25. 25.c5 Ba7
  26. 26.Qb1 f5
  27. 27.exf6 Nxf6
  28. 28.Nxa7 Rxa7
  29. 29.Nd4 Qe7
  30. 30.Bf4 Qxc5
  31. 31.Bb3+ Kg7
  32. 32.Be6 Ra4
  33. 33.Qd3 Ra6
  34. 34.Bxc8 Rxc8
  35. 35.Qxa6 Qxd4
  36. 36.Qf1 Qe4
  37. 37.Rd1 c5
  38. 38.Rd6 Qe7
  39. 39.Qa1 Kf7
  40. 40.Be5 Ne4
  41. 41.Rh6 Qxh4
  42. 42.Qf1+ Ke7
  43. 43.Rh7+ Ke6
  44. 44.Bc7 Rxc7
  45. 45.Rxc7 Nd6
  46. 46.Rxc5 b6
  47. 47.Rc6 g3
  48. 48.Qf3 Qh2+
  49. 49.Kf1 Qh1+
  50. 50.Ke2 Qb1
  51. 51.Qxh5 Qa2+
  52. 52.Kf3 Kd7
  53. 53.Rxb6 Qf2+
  54. 54.Kg4 Qe2+
  55. 55.Kh4 Qxg2
  56. 56.Qh7+ Kc8
  57. 57.Qg8+ Kd7
  58. 58.Rxd6+

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