Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Wesley So

chess.com Speed 2019 · Giuoco Piano · 1-0 in 39 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Wesley So
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 2019
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.19
Date 2019.11.19
Opening Giuoco Piano (C53)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/3q2pk/7p/4N2n/2Q1P3/5N1P/5P1K/8 b - - 3 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.c3 Nf6
  5. 5.d3 d6
  6. 6.O-O O-O
  7. 7.Re1 Bb6
  8. 8.h3 Ne7
  9. 9.d4 Ng6
  10. 10.Nbd2 c6
  11. 11.dxe5 dxe5
  12. 12.Qc2 h6
  13. 13.Nf1 Re8
  14. 14.Be3 Be6
  15. 15.Rad1 Qc7
  16. 16.Bxe6 Rxe6
  17. 17.Bxb6 axb6
  18. 18.a3 b5
  19. 19.g3 Rd8
  20. 20.Ne3 Red6
  21. 21.Rxd6 Qxd6
  22. 22.Rd1 Qc7
  23. 23.Rxd8+ Qxd8
  24. 24.c4 Qb6
  25. 25.b4 Qa6
  26. 26.Qd3 Kh7
  27. 27.c5 b6
  28. 28.cxb6 Qxb6
  29. 29.Nf5 c5
  30. 30.bxc5 Qxc5
  31. 31.Nd6 b4
  32. 32.axb4 Qxb4
  33. 33.Nxf7 Qe7
  34. 34.Qc4 Qd7
  35. 35.Kg2 Nh5
  36. 36.N7xe5 Nhf4+
  37. 37.gxf4 Nxf4+
  38. 38.Kg3 Nh5+
  39. 39.Kh2

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