Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

chess.com SpeedChess 2022 · Modern Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 39 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 1.36
Date 2022.11.28
Opening Modern Defense (B06)
Moves 39
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Final Position

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

8/1pp2p1p/p5k1/6p1/P3Qn2/1P3Pq1/2PR4/7K b - - 13 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 g6
  2. 2.d4 Bg7
  3. 3.Nc3 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nc6
  5. 5.h3 a6
  6. 6.a4 Nf6
  7. 7.Be2 O-O
  8. 8.O-O Rb8
  9. 9.Be3 Nd7
  10. 10.Re1 e5
  11. 11.Qd2 exd4
  12. 12.Nxd4 Nce5
  13. 13.Rad1 Nc5
  14. 14.b3 Re8
  15. 15.f4 Ned7
  16. 16.Bf3 Nf6
  17. 17.Bf2 Bd7
  18. 18.e5 dxe5
  19. 19.fxe5 Nh5
  20. 20.Nde2 Rxe5
  21. 21.Bd4 Qh4
  22. 22.Bxc5 Rxc5
  23. 23.Qxd7 Bxc3
  24. 24.Nxc3 Rxc3
  25. 25.Re8+ Rxe8
  26. 26.Qxe8+ Kg7
  27. 27.Rd8 Rxf3
  28. 28.gxf3 Qg3+
  29. 29.Kf1 Nf4
  30. 30.Qe5+ Kh6
  31. 31.Qe3 g5
  32. 32.Rd2 Qxh3+
  33. 33.Kg1 Qg3+
  34. 34.Kh1 Kg6
  35. 35.Qe4+ Kg7
  36. 36.Qe5+ Kg6
  37. 37.Qe4+ Kf6
  38. 38.Qd4+ Kg6
  39. 39.Qe4+

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