Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

chess.com SpeedChess 2022 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1/2-1/2 in 50 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 1.312
Date 2022.11.28
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (D02)
Moves 50
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Final Position

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

8/p5pk/4PP2/2p5/7P/2B2q2/1P5K/4R3 b - - 8 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.d4 Nc6
  3. 3.c4 Bf5
  4. 4.cxd5 Qxd5
  5. 5.Nc3 Qa5
  6. 6.Bd2 e6
  7. 7.e4 Bg4
  8. 8.Bb5 Bb4
  9. 9.O-O Ne7
  10. 10.h3 Bxf3
  11. 11.Qxf3 Bxc3
  12. 12.Bxc6+ Nxc6
  13. 13.Bxc3 Qg5
  14. 14.d5 Ne5
  15. 15.Qe2 Ng6
  16. 16.Qb5+ c6
  17. 17.Qxb7 O-O
  18. 18.dxe6 Nf4
  19. 19.exf7+ Rxf7
  20. 20.Qxa8+ Rf8
  21. 21.Qxf8+ Kxf8
  22. 22.g3 Nxh3+
  23. 23.Kg2 Nf4+
  24. 24.Kf3 Ne6
  25. 25.Rad1 h5
  26. 26.Ke2 Qb5+
  27. 27.Kd2 Qc4
  28. 28.Ke3 Qc5+
  29. 29.Ke2 Qc4+
  30. 30.Ke3 Qxa2
  31. 31.f4 Qc4
  32. 32.f5 Ng5
  33. 33.Rf4 Nh3
  34. 34.Rh4 Ng5
  35. 35.e5 Qc5+
  36. 36.Ke2 Qb5+
  37. 37.Kf2 Qc5+
  38. 38.Rhd4 Kg8
  39. 39.Kg2 Kh7
  40. 40.Re1 Qb5
  41. 41.f6 c5
  42. 42.Rf4 Qc6+
  43. 43.Kh2 Nf3+
  44. 44.Rxf3 Qxf3
  45. 45.e6 h4
  46. 46.gxh4 Qf2+
  47. 47.Kh3 Qf3+
  48. 48.Kh2 Qf2+
  49. 49.Kh3 Qf3+
  50. 50.Kh2

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