Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

chess.com SpeedChess 2022 · Modern Defense · 0-1 in 43 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 0-1
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2022
Site chess.com INT
Round 1.210
Date 2022.11.28
Opening Modern Defense (B06)
Moves 43
Replay this game move by move →

Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

3r3r/5pk1/2P1p1p1/6R1/p4Pn1/P1P1n1Pp/B3R3/7K w - - 3 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 g6
  2. 2.d4 d6
  3. 3.Nf3 Bg7
  4. 4.Bc4 c6
  5. 5.Bb3 a5
  6. 6.a3 Nf6
  7. 7.Qe2 O-O
  8. 8.h3 b5
  9. 9.O-O Ba6
  10. 10.Rd1 e6
  11. 11.e5 dxe5
  12. 12.dxe5 Nd5
  13. 13.Nc3 b4
  14. 14.Qe1 bxc3
  15. 15.bxc3 Qc7
  16. 16.c4 Nb6
  17. 17.Qc3 a4
  18. 18.Ba2 N8d7
  19. 19.Bf4 c5
  20. 20.h4 Bb7
  21. 21.h5 Bxf3
  22. 22.Qxf3 Bxe5
  23. 23.Bxe5 Qxe5
  24. 24.Rab1 Rab8
  25. 25.h6 Qg5
  26. 26.g3 Qxh6
  27. 27.Kg2 Qg5
  28. 28.Rb5 h5
  29. 29.c3 Ne5
  30. 30.Qe4 Nbd7
  31. 31.f4 Qg4
  32. 32.Rd2 h4
  33. 33.Qe3 h3+
  34. 34.Kh1 Nf3
  35. 35.Rf2 Ne1
  36. 36.Kh2 Ng2
  37. 37.Qe2 Nf6
  38. 38.Rxc5 Kg7
  39. 39.Rg5 Qxe2
  40. 40.Rxe2 Rh8
  41. 41.c5 Ne3
  42. 42.c6 Nfg4+
  43. 43.Kh1 Rbd8

Go Deeper

Step through this game on the interactive board, where you can also branch off and play your own ideas from any position. See every game between Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Ian Nepomniachtchi, or browse all Maxime Vachier-Lagrave games in the collection. To find out what the engine thinks of it, paste the moves into Analyze Game and Stockfish will mark every turning point.