Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

chess.com SpeedChess 2022 · King's Pawn Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 59 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2022
Site chess.com INT
Round 1.28
Date 2022.11.28
Opening King's Pawn Opening (B00)
Moves 59
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/1k6/4K3/2b5/8/8/8/8 b - - 0 59

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 d6
  2. 2.d4 g6
  3. 3.Nf3 Bg7
  4. 4.Bc4 e6
  5. 5.Bb3 b6
  6. 6.c3 Bb7
  7. 7.Nbd2 Nd7
  8. 8.O-O Ngf6
  9. 9.Re1 O-O
  10. 10.Bc2 c5
  11. 11.Nf1 b5
  12. 12.Ng3 a5
  13. 13.h3 b4
  14. 14.e5 dxe5
  15. 15.dxe5 Bxf3
  16. 16.gxf3 Nd5
  17. 17.f4 bxc3
  18. 18.bxc3 Nxc3
  19. 19.Qf3 Nd5
  20. 20.Bd2 Qh4
  21. 21.Qg4 Qxg4
  22. 22.hxg4 g5
  23. 23.Ba4 gxf4
  24. 24.Bxd7 fxg3
  25. 25.f4 Rfd8
  26. 26.Bc6 Rac8
  27. 27.Bxa5 Nxf4
  28. 28.Bxd8 Rxd8
  29. 29.Re4 Bh6
  30. 30.Rf1 Ng6
  31. 31.Kg2 Rd3
  32. 32.Bb5 Nh4+
  33. 33.Kh3 g2+
  34. 34.Bxd3 gxf1=Q+
  35. 35.Bxf1 Nf3
  36. 36.Kg2 Nd4
  37. 37.a4 Bd2
  38. 38.g5 Kg7
  39. 39.Bd3 Kf8
  40. 40.Rh4 Bxg5
  41. 41.Rxh7 Bd2
  42. 42.Rh8+ Ke7
  43. 43.Ra8 Nc6
  44. 44.Bb5 Nxe5
  45. 45.a5 c4
  46. 46.a6 Be3
  47. 47.Rc8 f5
  48. 48.Kf1 Kd6
  49. 49.Ke2 f4
  50. 50.Rb8 Bc5
  51. 51.Rb7 f3+
  52. 52.Kf1 Ng4
  53. 53.Bxc4 Ne3+
  54. 54.Kf2 Nxc4+
  55. 55.Kxf3 Kc6
  56. 56.Ke4 Nd6+
  57. 57.Ke5 Nxb7
  58. 58.axb7 Kxb7
  59. 59.Kxe6

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