Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Wesley So

6th SPICE Cup GM · 2012 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 39 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Wesley So
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 6th SPICE Cup GM
Site St Louis USA
Round 3
Date 2012.10.15
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D31)
Moves 39
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Final Position

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

5n2/8/8/5K2/3N4/8/k7/8 w - - 0 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e6
  2. 2.Nc3 d5
  3. 3.d4 Be7
  4. 4.cxd5 exd5
  5. 5.Bf4 c6
  6. 6.e3 Nf6
  7. 7.Bd3 Nbd7
  8. 8.Nge2 Nh5
  9. 9.g4 Nxf4
  10. 10.Nxf4 Bd6
  11. 11.Qd2 Nf8
  12. 12.h3 h5
  13. 13.Nxh5 g6
  14. 14.Ng3 Bxg3
  15. 15.fxg3 Bxg4
  16. 16.e4 dxe4
  17. 17.Bxe4 Qe7
  18. 18.Kf2 Rxh3
  19. 19.d5 O-O-O
  20. 20.Rxh3 Bxh3
  21. 21.Qe3 Kb8
  22. 22.dxc6 bxc6
  23. 23.Bxc6 Qf6+
  24. 24.Bf3 Bg4
  25. 25.Rd1 Rxd1
  26. 26.Nxd1 Bxf3
  27. 27.Qxf3 Qxf3+
  28. 28.Kxf3 Kc7
  29. 29.Ke4 Kd6
  30. 30.Nc3 f5+
  31. 31.Ke3 a6
  32. 32.b4 g5
  33. 33.b5 axb5
  34. 34.Nxb5+ Kc5
  35. 35.Nd4 f4+
  36. 36.gxf4 gxf4+
  37. 37.Ke4 Kb4
  38. 38.Kxf4 Ka3
  39. 39.Kf5 Kxa2

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