Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Wesley So

chess.com SpeedChess 2022 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 39 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Wesley So
Result 1-0
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2022
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.36
Date 2022.12.14
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B92)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3k1B2/3n2p1/4p2p/4P2B/4P3/5R2/1n3PPP/2r2NK1 b - - 2 39

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.Be2 e5
  7. 7.Nf3 Be7
  8. 8.Bg5 Nbd7
  9. 9.a4 h6
  10. 10.Be3 Ng4
  11. 11.Bc1 Ngf6
  12. 12.Be3 Ng4
  13. 13.Bc1 Ngf6
  14. 14.Nd2 Nc5
  15. 15.O-O O-O
  16. 16.Re1 Qc7
  17. 17.Bf3 Be6
  18. 18.Nf1 Qc6
  19. 19.Ng3 Rfd8
  20. 20.Nf5 Bf8
  21. 21.Qe2 b5
  22. 22.axb5 axb5
  23. 23.Rxa8 Rxa8
  24. 24.Qxb5 Qxb5
  25. 25.Nxb5 d5
  26. 26.Nc7 Rc8
  27. 27.Nxe6 fxe6
  28. 28.Ng3 d4
  29. 29.Bd2 Na6
  30. 30.c3 Nc5
  31. 31.cxd4 Nd3
  32. 32.Re3 Nxb2
  33. 33.dxe5 Nd7
  34. 34.Bg4 Kf7
  35. 35.Rf3+ Ke7
  36. 36.Bb4+ Ke8
  37. 37.Bh5+ Kd8
  38. 38.Bxf8 Rc1+
  39. 39.Nf1

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