Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019 · Two Knights Defense · 1-0 in 64 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1-0
Event Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019
Site Abidjan CIV
Round 18.3
Date 2019.05.12
Opening Two Knights Defense (C55)
Moves 64
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2q4k/8/6Qp/p2N4/P3RP1K/7P/8/8 b - - 0 64

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Be7
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.Re1 d6
  7. 7.a4 a5
  8. 8.Nbd2 Kh8
  9. 9.Nf1 Be6
  10. 10.Ng3 Nd7
  11. 11.Be3 Bf6
  12. 12.Bb5 Na7
  13. 13.Bxd7 Qxd7
  14. 14.d4 exd4
  15. 15.Bxd4 Bxd4
  16. 16.Qxd4 Nc6
  17. 17.Qc3 f6
  18. 18.h3 Rae8
  19. 19.b3 b6
  20. 20.Rad1 Bf7
  21. 21.Kh2 Ne5
  22. 22.Nd4 Ng6
  23. 23.Ndf5 Be6
  24. 24.Nd4 Bg8
  25. 25.Re3 Re5
  26. 26.Nf3 Rc5
  27. 27.Qd2 Re8
  28. 28.c4 Ne5
  29. 29.Nd4 Nc6
  30. 30.Ndf5 Ne7
  31. 31.Nd4 Nc6
  32. 32.Nb5 Ne5
  33. 33.f4 Ng6
  34. 34.Rf1 Re7
  35. 35.Nc3 Re8
  36. 36.Nd5 Qd8
  37. 37.Nf5 c6
  38. 38.Nc3 d5
  39. 39.exd5 cxd5
  40. 40.Rxe8 Qxe8
  41. 41.Nxd5 Bxd5
  42. 42.cxd5 Qd7
  43. 43.Ne3 Qd6
  44. 44.Nc4 Rxd5
  45. 45.Qe3 Rd3
  46. 46.Qe4 Qd8
  47. 47.Re1 Nf8
  48. 48.Nxb6 Rxb3
  49. 49.Qe8 Rd3
  50. 50.Qf7 Rd2
  51. 51.Re8 Rxg2+
  52. 52.Kxg2 Qd2+
  53. 53.Kg3 Qd3+
  54. 54.Kh4 g5+
  55. 55.Kg4 Qd1+
  56. 56.Kf5 Qd3+
  57. 57.Kxf6 Qd4+
  58. 58.Kxg5 Qg1+
  59. 59.Kf5 Qc5+
  60. 60.Nd5 Qc2+
  61. 61.Re4 Qc8+
  62. 62.Kg5 h6+
  63. 63.Kh4 Ng6+
  64. 64.Qxg6

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