Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

GCT Rapid Paris 2021 · French, Advance · 1-0 in 26 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1-0
Event GCT Rapid Paris 2021
Site Paris FRA
Round 6.2
Date 2021.06.19
Opening French, Advance (C02)
Moves 26
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2kr4/pp1N2Q1/1q2p3/2bp3p/8/8/PP3n1B/2R3K1 b - - 1 26

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.e5 c5
  4. 4.c3 Nc6
  5. 5.Nf3 Bd7
  6. 6.Be2 Nge7
  7. 7.h4 f6
  8. 8.h5 Qb6
  9. 9.g4 Ng8
  10. 10.Na3 cxd4
  11. 11.cxd4 fxe5
  12. 12.dxe5 Bc5
  13. 13.Nb5 Nxe5
  14. 14.Nxe5 Bxb5
  15. 15.O-O Nf6
  16. 16.Bxb5+ Qxb5
  17. 17.g5 Ne4
  18. 18.Qg4 Qb6
  19. 19.g6 O-O-O
  20. 20.Bf4 hxg6
  21. 21.Rac1 gxh5
  22. 22.Qg6 Rhf8
  23. 23.Bh2 Rf6
  24. 24.Qxg7 Rxf2
  25. 25.Rxf2 Nxf2
  26. 26.Nd7

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