Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

SportAccord Blitz 2014 · French, Tarrasch · 1-0 in 60 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1-0
Event SportAccord Blitz 2014
Site Beijing CHN
Round 20.3
Date 2014.12.13
Opening French, Tarrasch (C07)
Moves 60
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3B4/8/K1k5/1p1p1P1p/1P6/2P4P/8/8 b - - 0 60

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nd2 c5
  4. 4.Ngf3 cxd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 Nf6
  6. 6.exd5 Qxd5
  7. 7.Nb5 Na6
  8. 8.Nc3 Qd6
  9. 9.Qf3 Nb4
  10. 10.Bb5+ Bd7
  11. 11.O-O Bxb5
  12. 12.Nxb5 Qb6
  13. 13.a4 a6
  14. 14.Nc4 Qd8
  15. 15.Rd1 Nbd5
  16. 16.Nc3 Qc7
  17. 17.Nxd5 Nxd5
  18. 18.Ne3 Nxe3
  19. 19.Bxe3 Bd6
  20. 20.Rd3 Be5
  21. 21.c3 O-O
  22. 22.Rad1 Rad8
  23. 23.g3 b5
  24. 24.axb5 axb5
  25. 25.Qe4 Bf6
  26. 26.Rxd8 Rxd8
  27. 27.Rxd8+ Qxd8
  28. 28.Qc6 Qd1+
  29. 29.Kg2 Qd5+
  30. 30.Qxd5 exd5
  31. 31.Bc5 Be5
  32. 32.f4 Bc7
  33. 33.f5 f6
  34. 34.g4 Kf7
  35. 35.h3 g6
  36. 36.Kf3 gxf5
  37. 37.gxf5 Be5
  38. 38.Ke2 Ke8
  39. 39.Kd3 Kd7
  40. 40.Bd4 Kd6
  41. 41.Ke3 Ke7
  42. 42.Kd3 Kd6
  43. 43.Kc2 Ke7
  44. 44.Bc5+ Kd7
  45. 45.Kb3 Bc7
  46. 46.Bd4 Bd8
  47. 47.Kb4 Kc6
  48. 48.Bf2 Bc7
  49. 49.Be3 Be5
  50. 50.Ka5 Bc7+
  51. 51.Ka6 Bd8
  52. 52.Bd4 Be7
  53. 53.b4 h5
  54. 54.Ka7 Kc7
  55. 55.Bb6+ Kc6
  56. 56.Be3 Bd6
  57. 57.Bd4 Be5
  58. 58.Ka6 Bc7
  59. 59.Bxf6 Bd8
  60. 60.Bxd8

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