Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Ding Liren

Skilling Open Prelim · 2020 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 61 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Ding Liren
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Skilling Open Prelim
Site chess24.com INT
Round 14.1
Date 2020.11.24
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 61
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Final Position

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

2B5/4k3/1p2P2p/p1p2K1P/P1P5/1P6/1b6/8 w - - 32 62

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.Bd3 e5
  7. 7.Nde2 Nc6
  8. 8.Nd5 Nxd5
  9. 9.exd5 Nb4
  10. 10.Be4 a5
  11. 11.c3 Na6
  12. 12.O-O f5
  13. 13.Bc2 Be7
  14. 14.f4 O-O
  15. 15.Be3 e4
  16. 16.Nd4 Nc7
  17. 17.Bb3 Bf6
  18. 18.a4 Kh8
  19. 19.Bc4 Qe7
  20. 20.Qb3 Na6
  21. 21.Ne6 Bxe6
  22. 22.dxe6 Nc5
  23. 23.Bxc5 dxc5
  24. 24.Rad1 Rad8
  25. 25.Qb5 g5
  26. 26.Rd7 Rxd7
  27. 27.Qxd7 gxf4
  28. 28.Rxf4 Bg5
  29. 29.Qxe7 Bxe7
  30. 30.g4 fxg4
  31. 31.Rxg4 Rg8
  32. 32.Rxg8+ Kxg8
  33. 33.Kf2 Kf8
  34. 34.Ke3 Bg5+
  35. 35.Kxe4 Bc1
  36. 36.Kd5 Ke7
  37. 37.b3 Bd2
  38. 38.Bd3 h6
  39. 39.c4 Be3
  40. 40.Be2 Bd4
  41. 41.h4 Bf2
  42. 42.h5 Bd4
  43. 43.Bf3 Bf2
  44. 44.Ke5 Bd4+
  45. 45.Kf5 b6
  46. 46.Bg4 Bc3
  47. 47.Bh3 Bd4
  48. 48.Kf4 Kd6
  49. 49.Ke4 Bc3
  50. 50.Kf5 Ke7
  51. 51.Bg2 Bb2
  52. 52.Bc6 Bc3
  53. 53.Bd7 Bb2
  54. 54.Ke4 Kd6
  55. 55.Kf4 Bc3
  56. 56.Kf5 Ke7
  57. 57.Bc8 Bb2
  58. 58.Kg6 Bc1
  59. 59.Kf5 Bb2
  60. 60.Kg6 Bc1
  61. 61.Kf5 Bb2

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