Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

FIDE Candidates 2020 · French, Winawer · 1-0 in 42 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1-0
Event FIDE Candidates 2020
Site Yekaterinburg RUS
Round 7.2
Date 2020.03.25
Opening French, Winawer (C19)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3k4/3n2P1/3Q4/3pP2p/2pP1q2/2P3N1/6K1/8 b - - 0 42

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.Qd1 Qa5
  17. 17.Bd2 Rb8
  18. 18.Ne2 c4
  19. 19.O-O Rb6
  20. 20.Qc2 Rh8
  21. 21.a4 Ke8
  22. 22.Rb4 Nc6
  23. 23.f4 Ne7
  24. 24.Rfb1 f5
  25. 25.Rb5 Qa6
  26. 26.Bc1 Kf7
  27. 27.Ba3 Rhb8
  28. 28.Bxe7 Kxe7
  29. 29.g4 Rxb5
  30. 30.axb5 Rxb5
  31. 31.gxf5 Rxb1+
  32. 32.Qxb1 exf5
  33. 33.Ng3 Qb6
  34. 34.Nxf5+ Kf8
  35. 35.Qa1 Qe6
  36. 36.Ng3 Qg4
  37. 37.Kg2 Qxf4
  38. 38.Qxa7 Ke7
  39. 39.Qa3+ Kd8
  40. 40.Qd6 g5
  41. 41.hxg6 h5
  42. 42.g7

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