Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

Saint Louis Rapid 2024 · Sicilian Defense · 0-1 in 54 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 0-1
Event Saint Louis Rapid 2024
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 7.1
Date 2024.08.14
Opening Sicilian Defense (B50)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/1R4pk/4p2p/4bP1q/8/2pQ4/4K3/8 w - - 0 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.h3 a6
  5. 5.a4 Nc6
  6. 6.d4 cxd4
  7. 7.Nxd4 Bd7
  8. 8.Be3 e6
  9. 9.Be2 Be7
  10. 10.O-O O-O
  11. 11.Re1 Rc8
  12. 12.Nxc6 Bxc6
  13. 13.Bd3 Nd7
  14. 14.a5 Bf6
  15. 15.Qd2 Nc5
  16. 16.f3 Nxd3
  17. 17.cxd3 d5
  18. 18.Bb6 Qd6
  19. 19.d4 dxe4
  20. 20.fxe4 Qd7
  21. 21.Rf1 Bd8
  22. 22.Bc5 Be7
  23. 23.b4 Rfd8
  24. 24.Rfd1 h6
  25. 25.Qf2 Bf6
  26. 26.Rd3 Bb5
  27. 27.Nxb5 Qxb5
  28. 28.Rad1 Rd7
  29. 29.Rf3 Qa4
  30. 30.Rdd3 Rxc5
  31. 31.dxc5 Rxd3
  32. 32.Rxd3 Qxb4
  33. 33.Rd7 Qxe4
  34. 34.g3 Qc6
  35. 35.Rd6 Qc7
  36. 36.Rb6 Bc3
  37. 37.c6 bxc6
  38. 38.Rxa6 Bxa5
  39. 39.Ra8+ Kh7
  40. 40.Ra7 Qd8
  41. 41.Rb7 f5
  42. 42.Qb2 Bc7
  43. 43.Qc3 Qd6
  44. 44.Kf2 c5
  45. 45.h4 c4
  46. 46.h5 Qc5+
  47. 47.Ke2 Be5
  48. 48.Qe3 Qd5
  49. 49.Qf3 Qd6
  50. 50.g4 c3
  51. 51.Qd3 Qc6
  52. 52.gxf5 Qg2+
  53. 53.Ke3 Qh3+
  54. 54.Ke2 Qxh5+

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