Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

FIDE World Blitz 2014 · Dutch Defense · 0-1 in 69 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 0-1
Event FIDE World Blitz 2014
Site Dubai UAE
Round 9.4
Date 2014.06.19
Opening Dutch Defense (A88)
Moves 69
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/3p1p1p/1KpPkPp1/2P3P1/7P/8/5b1B w - - 39 70

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 g6
  2. 2.g3 Bg7
  3. 3.Bg2 f5
  4. 4.O-O Nf6
  5. 5.d4 O-O
  6. 6.c4 d6
  7. 7.Nc3 c6
  8. 8.b3 Qc7
  9. 9.Ba3 h6
  10. 10.Rc1 Kh7
  11. 11.d5 c5
  12. 12.Bb2 Nbd7
  13. 13.Qc2 a6
  14. 14.a4 Rf7
  15. 15.Rce1 Nf8
  16. 16.Nd2 Kg8
  17. 17.f4 Bd7
  18. 18.e4 fxe4
  19. 19.Ndxe4 Re8
  20. 20.Nxf6+ Bxf6
  21. 21.Kh1 Qc8
  22. 22.Ne4 Bxb2
  23. 23.Qxb2 Nh7
  24. 24.Re3 Ref8
  25. 25.Nf2 Nf6
  26. 26.Rfe1 Qd8
  27. 27.h3 b5
  28. 28.axb5 axb5
  29. 29.Kh2 Re8
  30. 30.Ne4 Kf8
  31. 31.Qc3 bxc4
  32. 32.bxc4 Kg8
  33. 33.Nxf6+ exf6
  34. 34.Rxe8+ Bxe8
  35. 35.Re6 Kg7
  36. 36.f5 g5
  37. 37.Qb2 Rd7
  38. 38.Bf3 Bf7
  39. 39.Re3 Re7
  40. 40.Rxe7 Qxe7
  41. 41.Qe2 Kf8
  42. 42.Qxe7+ Kxe7
  43. 43.Kg2 Kd7
  44. 44.Kf2 Kc7
  45. 45.Ke3 Kb6
  46. 46.Kd3 Ka5
  47. 47.Kc3 Ka4
  48. 48.Bd1+ Ka3
  49. 49.Be2 Be8
  50. 50.g4 Ba4
  51. 51.Bf3 Ka2
  52. 52.Be2 Kb1
  53. 53.Bf3 Kc1
  54. 54.Be2 Kb1
  55. 55.Bd3+ Ka2
  56. 56.Be2 Bb3
  57. 57.Bf3 Ka3
  58. 58.Be2 Ba4
  59. 59.Bf3 Ka2
  60. 60.Be2 Kb1
  61. 61.Bf3 Kc1
  62. 62.Be2 Bc2
  63. 63.Bf3 Bb1
  64. 64.Kb3 Kd2
  65. 65.Ka4 Ke3
  66. 66.Bh1 Bd3
  67. 67.Kb5 Kd4
  68. 68.Kc6 Ke5
  69. 69.Kb5 Bf1

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