Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Wesley So

Chess24 Banter Final 2020 · King's Pawn Game · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Wesley So
Result 1-0
Event Chess24 Banter Final 2020
Site chess24.com INT
Round 2.5
Date 2020.09.24
Opening King's Pawn Game (C44)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1k5r/2p4p/1pB5/2P1N3/1P3ppn/8/3r1PPP/R5K1 b - - 9 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.c3 d5
  4. 4.exd5 Qxd5
  5. 5.d3 Bf5
  6. 6.Nh4 Be6
  7. 7.Be2 O-O-O
  8. 8.O-O e4
  9. 9.Qa4 exd3
  10. 10.Bf3 Qc4
  11. 11.Qxc4 Bxc4
  12. 12.Re1 Be6
  13. 13.Nd2 Nge7
  14. 14.Be4 g5
  15. 15.Nhf3 g4
  16. 16.Ng5 Bd5
  17. 17.Bxd3 Bh6
  18. 18.Nf1 f6
  19. 19.Ne4 Bxc1
  20. 20.Raxc1 f5
  21. 21.Nc5 Bxa2
  22. 22.Ra1 Bd5
  23. 23.Ne3 f4
  24. 24.Nf5 Ng6
  25. 25.b4 b6
  26. 26.Ba6+ Kb8
  27. 27.Ne6 Rde8
  28. 28.Ned4 Nxd4
  29. 29.Nxd4 Nh4
  30. 30.Bf1 Kb7
  31. 31.c4 Be4
  32. 32.c5 Kb8
  33. 33.Nb5 Bc6
  34. 34.Nxa7 Bd7
  35. 35.Red1 Re7
  36. 36.Rxd7 Rxd7
  37. 37.Nc6+ Kb7
  38. 38.Ne5 Rd2
  39. 39.Ba6+ Ka8
  40. 40.Bb5+ Kb8
  41. 41.Bc6

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