Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

GCT Blitz Paris 2021 · French, Classical · 0-1 in 70 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 0-1
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2021
Site Paris FRA
Round 13.4
Date 2021.06.22
Opening French, Classical (C11)
Moves 70
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/2N5/8/8/p1n1K3/1k6/8 w - - 2 71

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bg5 dxe4
  5. 5.Nxe4 Be7
  6. 6.Bxf6 gxf6
  7. 7.Nf3 f5
  8. 8.Nc3 a6
  9. 9.g3 b5
  10. 10.Bg2 Bb7
  11. 11.O-O Bf6
  12. 12.Re1 O-O
  13. 13.Ne2 c5
  14. 14.c3 Nd7
  15. 15.Nf4 cxd4
  16. 16.cxd4 Nb6
  17. 17.Nh5 Ra7
  18. 18.Nxf6+ Qxf6
  19. 19.Ne5 Bxg2
  20. 20.Kxg2 Rc7
  21. 21.Rc1 Rfc8
  22. 22.Rxc7 Rxc7
  23. 23.Qd2 Qd8
  24. 24.Rc1 f6
  25. 25.Rxc7 Qxc7
  26. 26.Nd3 Qd6
  27. 27.Qf4 Qxf4
  28. 28.Nxf4 Kf7
  29. 29.Kf1 e5
  30. 30.dxe5 fxe5
  31. 31.Nd3 Kf6
  32. 32.Nc5 a5
  33. 33.Ke2 e4
  34. 34.Nb3 Nc4
  35. 35.Nd4 Nxb2
  36. 36.Nxb5 Nc4
  37. 37.Nd4 Ke5
  38. 38.Nc6+ Kd5
  39. 39.Ne7+ Ke6
  40. 40.Nc6 a4
  41. 41.Kd1 f4
  42. 42.gxf4 Kf5
  43. 43.Ke2 Kxf4
  44. 44.Nd4 h5
  45. 45.Ne6+ Ke5
  46. 46.Nc5 a3
  47. 47.Nb3 Kf4
  48. 48.Nc5 h4
  49. 49.h3 Ke5
  50. 50.f3 exf3+
  51. 51.Kxf3 Kd4
  52. 52.Ne6+ Kc3
  53. 53.Nc7 Nd6
  54. 54.Nd5+ Kb2
  55. 55.Nb4 Nb5
  56. 56.Ke3 Nc3
  57. 57.Kd3 Nd1
  58. 58.Ke2 Nc3+
  59. 59.Kd3 Na4
  60. 60.Kd4 Nb6
  61. 61.Kc5 Nd7+
  62. 62.Kd6 Nf6
  63. 63.Ke5 Ng4+
  64. 64.Kf4 Nf2
  65. 65.Kg5 Nxh3+
  66. 66.Kxh4 Nf2
  67. 67.Kg3 Nd1
  68. 68.Kf3 Nc3
  69. 69.Ke3 Nxa2
  70. 70.Nc6 Nc3

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