Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Gukesh Dommaraju

chess.com SpeedChess 2023 · Sicilian, Taimanov · 1-0 in 46 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Gukesh Dommaraju
Result 1-0
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 1.15
Date 2023.09.12
Opening Sicilian, Taimanov (B44)
Moves 46
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4r3/3R4/8/1n3B2/1pK3P1/5k2/PP5P/8 b - - 17 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nc6
  5. 5.Bf4 Nf6
  6. 6.Nb5 e5
  7. 7.Bg5 a6
  8. 8.Bxf6 gxf6
  9. 9.Nd6+ Bxd6
  10. 10.Qxd6 Qe7
  11. 11.Qxe7+ Nxe7
  12. 12.Nc3 b5
  13. 13.O-O-O Bb7
  14. 14.f3 Rc8
  15. 15.Be2 Rg8
  16. 16.g3 f5
  17. 17.exf5 Nxf5
  18. 18.Rhe1 f6
  19. 19.f4 b4
  20. 20.Nd5 Bxd5
  21. 21.Rxd5 Ne7
  22. 22.Ra5 Nc6
  23. 23.Rxa6 Ke7
  24. 24.fxe5 Nxe5
  25. 25.Rf1 Rc6
  26. 26.Rxc6 dxc6
  27. 27.Rf4 c5
  28. 28.Rh4 Rg7
  29. 29.Bd3 Kd6
  30. 30.Bxh7 Nf3
  31. 31.Rh6 Ke5
  32. 32.Bd3 f5
  33. 33.Rh5 Rf7
  34. 34.g4 Nd4
  35. 35.Bxf5 Kf4
  36. 36.c3 Nf3
  37. 37.cxb4 cxb4
  38. 38.Kc2 Ke3
  39. 39.Rh7 Nd4+
  40. 40.Kd1 Rf8
  41. 41.Re7+ Kf3
  42. 42.Kd2 Rh8
  43. 43.Kd3 Nb5
  44. 44.Rb7 Rd8+
  45. 45.Rd7 Re8
  46. 46.Kc4

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