Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Wesley So

Meltwater Tour Final 2021 · King's Indian Attack · 1-0 in 54 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Wesley So
Result 1-0
Event Meltwater Tour Final 2021
Site chess24.com INT
Round 2.1
Date 2021.09.26
Opening King's Indian Attack (A07)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3Q4/r4p2/3P1p2/1pq4R/3k2PP/5PK1/8/8 b - - 0 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.g3 Nf6
  3. 3.Bg2 c6
  4. 4.O-O Bg4
  5. 5.h3 Bh5
  6. 6.c4 e6
  7. 7.Qb3 Qb6
  8. 8.d3 Nbd7
  9. 9.Qc2 dxc4
  10. 10.Qxc4 Bxf3
  11. 11.Bxf3 Ne5
  12. 12.Qf4 Nxf3+
  13. 13.Qxf3 Be7
  14. 14.Nd2 O-O
  15. 15.Nc4 Qd8
  16. 16.b4 Qd5
  17. 17.e4 Qd8
  18. 18.Rb1 Rc8
  19. 19.Bd2 b5
  20. 20.Na5 Qd7
  21. 21.Rfd1 e5
  22. 22.Kg2 Rfd8
  23. 23.Bc3 Qe6
  24. 24.Nb3 h6
  25. 25.Qe3 Rd7
  26. 26.Rd2 Nh7
  27. 27.h4 Nf6
  28. 28.Rbd1 a5
  29. 29.Nc5 Bxc5
  30. 30.Qxc5 axb4
  31. 31.Bxe5 Ng4
  32. 32.Bb2 Ra8
  33. 33.f3 Nf6
  34. 34.Rc1 Ra6
  35. 35.Rcc2 b3
  36. 36.axb3 Qxb3
  37. 37.Qf5 Qe6
  38. 38.g4 Qe7
  39. 39.Bxf6 gxf6
  40. 40.d4 Qe6
  41. 41.Qf4 Kg7
  42. 42.Rc5 Ra2
  43. 43.Rh5 Rxd2+
  44. 44.Qxd2 Kf8
  45. 45.Rxh6 Qc4
  46. 46.d5 Ra7
  47. 47.Kg3 cxd5
  48. 48.exd5 Qc5
  49. 49.Rh8+ Ke7
  50. 50.Qe1+ Kd7
  51. 51.Qe8+ Kd6
  52. 52.Qd8+ Ke5
  53. 53.Rh5+ Kd4
  54. 54.d6

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