Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

chess.com SpeedChess 2022 · Modern Defense · 1-0 in 31 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1-0
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2022
Site chess.com INT
Round 1.32
Date 2022.11.28
Opening Modern Defense (B06)
Moves 31
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4r3/1pp4k/p2p1qpb/P2P3p/3N1p2/2N1R2P/1PP2QP1/5R1K b - - 0 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 g6
  2. 2.Nc3 Bg7
  3. 3.d4 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 a6
  5. 5.a4 Nc6
  6. 6.Be3 Bg4
  7. 7.Be2 Nf6
  8. 8.Nd2 Bxe2
  9. 9.Qxe2 Nd7
  10. 10.Nb3 O-O
  11. 11.O-O Nb6
  12. 12.a5 Nd7
  13. 13.Rad1 e6
  14. 14.d5 exd5
  15. 15.exd5 Nce5
  16. 16.f4 Re8
  17. 17.fxe5 Nxe5
  18. 18.Bf4 Qd7
  19. 19.h3 Re7
  20. 20.Bxe5 Bxe5
  21. 21.Qf3 Rae8
  22. 22.Kh1 Bg7
  23. 23.Rd3 h5
  24. 24.Nd2 f5
  25. 25.Nc4 Bh6
  26. 26.Qg3 Kh7
  27. 27.Qf2 f4
  28. 28.Nd2 Qf5
  29. 29.Nf3 Re3
  30. 30.Nd4 Qf6
  31. 31.Rxe3

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