Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

Airthings Masters Prelim · 2020 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 0-1 in 69 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 0-1
Event Airthings Masters Prelim
Site chess24.com INT
Round 4.1
Date 2020.12.26
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 69
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/P7/1K6/8/8/5r2/5kp1/2R1q3 w - - 0 70

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.Bc2 g6
  13. 13.h4 h5
  14. 14.Bg5 Be7
  15. 15.Qd2 Nc5
  16. 16.c4 Bd7
  17. 17.Nc3 Bxg5
  18. 18.hxg5 Qb6
  19. 19.O-O-O Qb4
  20. 20.Rh4 a4
  21. 21.Re1 O-O
  22. 22.a3 Nb3+
  23. 23.Bxb3 Qxb3
  24. 24.Qc2 Qxc2+
  25. 25.Kxc2 Rfc8
  26. 26.Kd2 Kg7
  27. 27.Rc1 Bf5
  28. 28.f3 f6
  29. 29.gxf6+ Kxf6
  30. 30.g4 hxg4
  31. 31.fxg4 Kg5
  32. 32.Rh2 Bxg4
  33. 33.Ne4+ Kf4
  34. 34.Kd3 Rh8
  35. 35.Rf2+ Bf3
  36. 36.Rg1 Rh2
  37. 37.Rxh2 Bxe4+
  38. 38.Kd2 Bf5
  39. 39.Rf1+ Kg5
  40. 40.Rh7 b5
  41. 41.c5 dxc5
  42. 42.Rc7 c4
  43. 43.Rb7 Rh8
  44. 44.Rxb5 Rh3
  45. 45.Rb4 Rd3+
  46. 46.Kc1 c3
  47. 47.Rxa4 cxb2+
  48. 48.Kxb2 Rd2+
  49. 49.Kc1 Rxd5
  50. 50.Rg1+ Kh6
  51. 51.Rc4 Rd3
  52. 52.a4 e4
  53. 53.Kb2 e3
  54. 54.Re1 Kg5
  55. 55.a5 Rd2+
  56. 56.Kc3 Ra2
  57. 57.Kb4 e2
  58. 58.Rc3 Kf4
  59. 59.a6 Be4
  60. 60.a7 Bf3
  61. 61.Rc7 g5
  62. 62.Kb5 Kg3
  63. 63.Re7 Kf2
  64. 64.Rb1 g4
  65. 65.Kb6 g3
  66. 66.Re8 g2
  67. 67.Rf8 Ra3
  68. 68.Rc1 e1=Q
  69. 69.Rxf3+ Rxf3

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