Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Wesley So

7th Norway Blitz 2019 · Bird's Opening · 1-0 in 53 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Wesley So
Result 1-0
Event 7th Norway Blitz 2019
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 1.4
Date 2019.06.03
Opening Bird's Opening (A02)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5r2/6P1/4R3/8/2Pk4/1P2p1K1/P7/8 b - - 0 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.f4 f5
  2. 2.g3 g6
  3. 3.Bg2 Bg7
  4. 4.c4 c5
  5. 5.Nc3 Nc6
  6. 6.e3 e6
  7. 7.Nge2 Nf6
  8. 8.b3 O-O
  9. 9.Bb2 b6
  10. 10.O-O Bb7
  11. 11.d4 Ng4
  12. 12.Bc1 cxd4
  13. 13.exd4 Nf6
  14. 14.Ba3 Rf7
  15. 15.d5 Na5
  16. 16.Rc1 Bf8
  17. 17.Bxf8 Qxf8
  18. 18.Qd4 Qc5
  19. 19.Rfd1 Ng4
  20. 20.Bf3 Qxd4+
  21. 21.Nxd4 exd5
  22. 22.Nxd5 Nf6
  23. 23.Nb5 Bxd5
  24. 24.Rxd5 Nc6
  25. 25.Rd6 a6
  26. 26.Nd4 Nxd4
  27. 27.Rxd4 Rb8
  28. 28.Rd6 Ne8
  29. 29.Rd3 Kf8
  30. 30.Rcd1 Rd8
  31. 31.Kf2 Re7
  32. 32.h3 h6
  33. 33.g4 fxg4
  34. 34.hxg4 Kg7
  35. 35.Kg3 Rf7
  36. 36.Re1 Nc7
  37. 37.Rd6 Rdf8
  38. 38.Rxb6 Rxf4
  39. 39.Re7+ R8f7
  40. 40.Rxf7+ Rxf7
  41. 41.Be4 g5
  42. 42.Rg6+ Kf8
  43. 43.Rxh6 Ne6
  44. 44.Bf5 Ke7
  45. 45.Rg6 Kd6
  46. 46.Bxe6 dxe6
  47. 47.Rxg5 e5
  48. 48.Rg6+ Kc5
  49. 49.Rxa6 e4
  50. 50.g5 e3
  51. 51.Re6 Kd4
  52. 52.g6 Rf8
  53. 53.g7

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