Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

Carlsen Inv Prelim · 2020 · French, Winawer · 1/2-1/2 in 62 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Carlsen Inv Prelim
Site chess24.com INT
Round 2.2
Date 2020.04.21
Opening French, Winawer (C19)
Moves 62
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

4n3/5p2/pB2k3/P7/2P3P1/4K3/8/8 b - - 8 62

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.e5 c5
  5. 5.a3 Bxc3+
  6. 6.bxc3 Ne7
  7. 7.h4 Qc7
  8. 8.h5 h6
  9. 9.Rb1 b6
  10. 10.Qg4 Rg8
  11. 11.Bb5+ Kf8
  12. 12.Bd3 Ba6
  13. 13.dxc5 Bxd3
  14. 14.cxd3 Nd7
  15. 15.d4 bxc5
  16. 16.Ne2 Rb8
  17. 17.Rxb8+ Qxb8
  18. 18.O-O c4
  19. 19.Rd1 Qb1
  20. 20.Rd2 Nb6
  21. 21.Rb2 Qd3
  22. 22.Bd2 Ke8
  23. 23.Nf4 Qe4
  24. 24.f3 Qh7
  25. 25.a4 Kd7
  26. 26.a5 Na8
  27. 27.Qg3 Nc7
  28. 28.Qe1 Nc6
  29. 29.Qa1 Rb8
  30. 30.Rxb8 Nxb8
  31. 31.Qa3 Qg8
  32. 32.Qc5 a6
  33. 33.Bc1 Nb5
  34. 34.Nxd5 exd5
  35. 35.Qxd5+ Kc8
  36. 36.Qxc4+ Kb7
  37. 37.Qb3 Nc6
  38. 38.c4 Nxd4
  39. 39.Qd3 Nc3
  40. 40.Bb2 Nce2+
  41. 41.Kf2 Qd8
  42. 42.Qe4+ Kc7
  43. 43.Ba3 Qg5
  44. 44.Bd6+ Kd7
  45. 45.Qb7+ Ke8
  46. 46.Qc8+ Qd8
  47. 47.Qxd8+ Kxd8
  48. 48.Ke3 Kd7
  49. 49.g4 g6
  50. 50.Bc5 Nb3
  51. 51.Kxe2 gxh5
  52. 52.Bb6 hxg4
  53. 53.fxg4 Ke6
  54. 54.Kd3 Kxe5
  55. 55.Kc3 Nc1
  56. 56.Be3 Ne2+
  57. 57.Kd3 Ng3
  58. 58.Bxh6 Ne4
  59. 59.Be3 Nd6
  60. 60.Bc5 Ne8
  61. 61.Ke3 Ke6
  62. 62.Bb6

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