Wei Yi vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

World Rapid 2016 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 43 moves

The Game

White Wei Yi
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Rapid 2016
Site Doha QAT
Round 1.8
Date 2016.12.26
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B91)
Moves 43
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Final Position

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

5bk1/5pp1/3p4/2r4p/7P/3Q2P1/2P2PK1/8 b - - 0 43

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.g3 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be7
  8. 8.Bg2 Bg4
  9. 9.Bf3 Be6
  10. 10.O-O O-O
  11. 11.a4 Qc7
  12. 12.Re1 Rc8
  13. 13.a5 Nbd7
  14. 14.Nd2 b5
  15. 15.axb6 Nxb6
  16. 16.Nf1 a5
  17. 17.Ne3 a4
  18. 18.Bd2 Nc4
  19. 19.Nxc4 Qxc4
  20. 20.Rxa4 Rxa4
  21. 21.b3 Qc5
  22. 22.bxa4 Nd7
  23. 23.Bg4 Bxg4
  24. 24.Qxg4 Nf6
  25. 25.Qe2 Qa3
  26. 26.Qd3 Bd8
  27. 27.Rb1 Qc5
  28. 28.Rb5 Qc6
  29. 29.a5 h6
  30. 30.h3 Qa6
  31. 31.Nd5 Nxe4
  32. 32.Ne7+ Bxe7
  33. 33.Rb8 Rxb8
  34. 34.Qxa6 Nxd2
  35. 35.Qa7 Rb1+
  36. 36.Kg2 Bf8
  37. 37.a6 e4
  38. 38.Qe3 Ra1
  39. 39.Qxd2 Rxa6
  40. 40.Qd4 Ra5
  41. 41.Qxe4 Rc5
  42. 42.Qd3 h5
  43. 43.h4

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