Wei Yi vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

chess.com Speed 2019 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 31 moves

The Game

White Wei Yi
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com Speed 2019
Site chess.com INT
Round 1.16
Date 2019.09.03
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B97)
Moves 31
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Final Position

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

3k4/1p4pp/pN1p4/5bb1/5r2/6K1/P1P3PP/3R3R b - - 13 31

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.Bg5 e6
  7. 7.f4 Qb6
  8. 8.Qd3 Qxb2
  9. 9.Rb1 Qa3
  10. 10.f5 Qa5
  11. 11.Qc4 Nbd7
  12. 12.fxe6 Qxg5
  13. 13.exf7+ Ke7
  14. 14.Qe6+ Kd8
  15. 15.Qe8+ Nxe8
  16. 16.Ne6+ Ke7
  17. 17.fxe8=Q+ Kxe8
  18. 18.Nxg5 Nc5
  19. 19.Nd5 Be7
  20. 20.Nc7+ Kd8
  21. 21.Nxa8 Bxg5
  22. 22.Nb6 Re8
  23. 23.Bd3 Nxe4
  24. 24.Bxe4 Rxe4+
  25. 25.Kf2 Rf4+
  26. 26.Kg3 Bf5
  27. 27.Rbd1 Rg4+
  28. 28.Kf3 Rf4+
  29. 29.Kg3 Rg4+
  30. 30.Kf3 Rf4+
  31. 31.Kg3

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