Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Wesley So

chess.com Speed 2019 · Bird's Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 26 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Wesley So
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com Speed 2019
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.13
Date 2019.11.19
Opening Bird's Opening (A02)
Moves 26
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Final Position

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

3r4/p1pk2rp/3p4/1Q2p1q1/8/2N5/PPP3PP/5RK1 b - - 11 26

All The Moves

  1. 1.f4 f5
  2. 2.e4 fxe4
  3. 3.d3 exd3
  4. 4.Bxd3 Nf6
  5. 5.Nf3 d6
  6. 6.O-O g6
  7. 7.f5 gxf5
  8. 8.Nd4 e6
  9. 9.Qe2 Qe7
  10. 10.Bg5 Bg7
  11. 11.Nc3 Nc6
  12. 12.Nxc6 bxc6
  13. 13.Rae1 e5
  14. 14.Bxf5 Bxf5
  15. 15.Rxf5 Qe6
  16. 16.Bxf6 Qxf5
  17. 17.Bxg7 Rg8
  18. 18.Qc4 O-O-O
  19. 19.Rf1 Qg5
  20. 20.Qxc6 Rxg7
  21. 21.Qa6+ Kd7
  22. 22.Qb5+ Ke6
  23. 23.Qc4+ Kd7
  24. 24.Qb5+ Ke6
  25. 25.Qc4+ Kd7
  26. 26.Qb5+

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