Wei Yi vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019 · Grünfeld Defense · 0-1 in 44 moves

The Game

White Wei Yi
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 0-1
Event Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019
Site Abidjan CIV
Round 14.2
Date 2019.05.12
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D80)
Moves 44
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

4Q3/3R4/1p5p/pk6/8/7P/r5P1/5q1K w - - 4 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Bg5 Ne4
  5. 5.Bh4 Nxc3
  6. 6.bxc3 dxc4
  7. 7.e3 Be6
  8. 8.Nf3 Bg7
  9. 9.Qb1 b6
  10. 10.Ng5 Bd5
  11. 11.e4 h6
  12. 12.Nh3 Bb7
  13. 13.Bxc4 c5
  14. 14.Nf4 Qd7
  15. 15.e5 e6
  16. 16.O-O cxd4
  17. 17.Bf6 Bxf6
  18. 18.exf6 Nc6
  19. 19.Re1 O-O-O
  20. 20.Nxe6 Rde8
  21. 21.Nxd4 Nxd4
  22. 22.cxd4 Qxd4
  23. 23.Bxf7 Rxe1+
  24. 24.Qxe1 Qxf6
  25. 25.Rc1+ Kb8
  26. 26.Bxg6 Rg8
  27. 27.Be4 Re8
  28. 28.f3 Bxe4
  29. 29.fxe4 Qd4+
  30. 30.Kh1 Rxe4
  31. 31.Qg3+ Qe5
  32. 32.Qg8+ Qe8
  33. 33.Qg3+ Ka8
  34. 34.Qf3 Qc6
  35. 35.Rd1 Kb7
  36. 36.h3 Re7
  37. 37.Qf5 a5
  38. 38.Qf4 Re6
  39. 39.Qf7+ Ka6
  40. 40.Rd7 Qc4
  41. 41.Qf2 Re2
  42. 42.Qf3 Rxa2
  43. 43.Qa8+ Kb5
  44. 44.Qe8 Qf1+

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