Wei Yi vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

chess.com Speed 2019 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 0-1 in 58 moves

The Game

White Wei Yi
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 0-1
Event chess.com Speed 2019
Site chess.com INT
Round 1.10
Date 2019.09.03
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 58
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/2N1k3/5pp1/4p2p/3n3P/5PP1/5K2/8 w - - 9 59

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.h3 e5
  7. 7.Nde2 h5
  8. 8.g3 Nbd7
  9. 9.a4 b6
  10. 10.Bg2 Bb7
  11. 11.O-O Be7
  12. 12.Bg5 Rc8
  13. 13.Qd2 Rc4
  14. 14.b3 Rc7
  15. 15.Rad1 O-O
  16. 16.h4 Qa8
  17. 17.Nd5 Bxd5
  18. 18.exd5 b5
  19. 19.axb5 axb5
  20. 20.Ra1 Qb7
  21. 21.Ra2 Rfc8
  22. 22.Rfa1 Nc5
  23. 23.Qb4 Nxd5
  24. 24.Qd2 e4
  25. 25.Ra7 Qc6
  26. 26.Nd4 Qe8
  27. 27.Nf5 Bxg5
  28. 28.Qxg5 Qe5
  29. 29.Nh6+ Kf8
  30. 30.Qxe5 dxe5
  31. 31.Nf5 Rd8
  32. 32.Ra8 Rd7
  33. 33.Rxd8+ Rxd8
  34. 34.Rd1 Rd7
  35. 35.Ra1 Nc7
  36. 36.b4 Na4
  37. 37.Bxe4 g6
  38. 38.Ne3 Rd4
  39. 39.Bc6 Rxb4
  40. 40.c4 Kg7
  41. 41.cxb5 Nc3
  42. 42.Re1 Kf6
  43. 43.Kg2 N3xb5
  44. 44.Bxb5 Rxb5
  45. 45.Rd1 Rc5
  46. 46.Rd7 Ke6
  47. 47.Rd8 Nb5
  48. 48.Rb8 Nd4
  49. 49.Re8+ Kf6
  50. 50.Ra8 Kg7
  51. 51.Ra6 Rc6
  52. 52.Rxc6 Nxc6
  53. 53.Nd5 f6
  54. 54.f3 Kf7
  55. 55.Kf2 Ke6
  56. 56.Nc7+ Kd6
  57. 57.Ne8+ Ke7
  58. 58.Nc7 Nd4

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