Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Wesley So

chess.com SpeedChess 2022 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 56 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Wesley So
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2022
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.25
Date 2022.12.14
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 56
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Final Position

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

8/1rn5/4pkpb/1p1pp2p/1P2P2P/N1P2R2/2N2PP1/5K2 b - - 15 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.h3 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be7
  8. 8.Be3 h6
  9. 9.Bc4 Be6
  10. 10.Bxe6 fxe6
  11. 11.O-O b5
  12. 12.Qd3 O-O
  13. 13.Rfd1 Qc7
  14. 14.a3 Nbd7
  15. 15.Rac1 Rac8
  16. 16.Ne2 Rb8
  17. 17.Ng3 Rfc8
  18. 18.Nd2 Nc5
  19. 19.Bxc5 Qxc5
  20. 20.Qb3 Kf7
  21. 21.Nf5 Bf8
  22. 22.Ne3 a5
  23. 23.c3 g6
  24. 24.Ng4 Nh7
  25. 25.Nf3 h5
  26. 26.Ne3 Bh6
  27. 27.Re1 Nf6
  28. 28.Qc2 Qc6
  29. 29.Nd2 Kg7
  30. 30.Rcd1 Rf8
  31. 31.Nef1 Rf7
  32. 32.Nf3 Rbf8
  33. 33.Qd3 Ne8
  34. 34.b4 axb4
  35. 35.axb4 Rc7
  36. 36.Re2 Qc4
  37. 37.Qxc4 Rxc4
  38. 38.Rd3 Rf7
  39. 39.N3d2 Rc8
  40. 40.Ne3 Rfc7
  41. 41.Nb1 Kf7
  42. 42.Ra2 Ke7
  43. 43.Ra5 Rb7
  44. 44.Na3 Nc7
  45. 45.Kf1 Ra8
  46. 46.Rxa8 Nxa8
  47. 47.Nec2 Nc7
  48. 48.h4 d5
  49. 49.Rg3 Kf6
  50. 50.Rf3+ Ke7
  51. 51.Rg3 Kf7
  52. 52.Rf3+ Kg7
  53. 53.Rd3 Kf6
  54. 54.Rf3+ Kg7
  55. 55.Rd3 Kf6
  56. 56.Rf3+

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