Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

chess.com SpeedChess 2022 · Modern Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 34 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 1.310
Date 2022.11.28
Opening Modern Defense (B06)
Moves 34
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Final Position

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

3R4/5k1p/6p1/4Np2/8/1n5P/5PPK/r7 b - - 0 34

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 g6
  2. 2.d4 Bg7
  3. 3.Nf3 d6
  4. 4.h3 a6
  5. 5.c3 b5
  6. 6.Bd3 Bb7
  7. 7.O-O Nf6
  8. 8.Re1 O-O
  9. 9.a4 c5
  10. 10.axb5 axb5
  11. 11.Rxa8 Bxa8
  12. 12.dxc5 dxc5
  13. 13.e5 Nfd7
  14. 14.Bxb5 Bxf3
  15. 15.Qxf3 Nxe5
  16. 16.Qe2 Qb6
  17. 17.Bf4 e6
  18. 18.Na3 Nbc6
  19. 19.Bxc6 Nxc6
  20. 20.Nc4 Qb5
  21. 21.Nd6 Qxe2
  22. 22.Rxe2 Rb8
  23. 23.Ne4 Rb5
  24. 24.Be3 f5
  25. 25.Nd6 Ra5
  26. 26.Nc4 Ra4
  27. 27.b3 Ra1+
  28. 28.Kh2 Bxc3
  29. 29.Bxc5 e5
  30. 30.Rc2 Bd4
  31. 31.Bxd4 Nxd4
  32. 32.Rd2 Nxb3
  33. 33.Rd8+ Kf7
  34. 34.Nxe5+

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