Wei Yi vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

chess.com Speed 2019 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 46 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 1.20
Date 2019.09.03
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B97)
Moves 46
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Final Position

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

8/8/5kp1/R6p/8/1P4K1/Pr6/8 w - - 3 47

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.Qd2 Qxb2
  9. 9.Rb1 Qa3
  10. 10.f5 Be7
  11. 11.fxe6 Bxe6
  12. 12.Nxe6 fxe6
  13. 13.Bc4 Nbd7
  14. 14.Bxe6 Nc5
  15. 15.Bf5 g6
  16. 16.Bh3 Ncxe4
  17. 17.Nxe4 Nxe4
  18. 18.Qd4 Qc3+
  19. 19.Qxc3 Nxc3
  20. 20.Bxe7 Kxe7
  21. 21.Rxb7+ Kf6
  22. 22.O-O+ Kg5
  23. 23.g3 Rab8
  24. 24.Rc7 Nd5
  25. 25.Ra7 Ne3
  26. 26.Rc1 Rb6
  27. 27.Re7 Nd5
  28. 28.Ra7 h5
  29. 29.Be6 Nc3
  30. 30.h4+ Kh6
  31. 31.Rf1 d5
  32. 32.Re7 Rh7
  33. 33.Re8 Rb2
  34. 34.Bg8 Rg7
  35. 35.Rd8 Ne4
  36. 36.Bxd5 Nxg3
  37. 37.Rh8+ Rh7
  38. 38.Rxh7+ Kxh7
  39. 39.Rf7+ Kh6
  40. 40.Bb3 Nf5
  41. 41.Ra7 Nxh4
  42. 42.Rxa6 Nf3+
  43. 43.Kf2 Nd4
  44. 44.Kg3 Nxb3
  45. 45.cxb3 Kg5
  46. 46.Ra5+ Kf6

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