Event: 2021 Champions Showdown: Chess 9LX
Site: Saint Louis, United States
Date: 2021-09-08
White: So, Wesley
Black: Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime
Result: 1-0
Variant: Chess960

1. b4 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:20:09] } 1... d6?! { [%eval 0.48] } { Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:29] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:20:04] } 2... e5 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 0:19:16] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:19:27] } 3... exd4 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:18:34] } 4. Qxd4 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 0:19:29] } 4... Nc6?! { [%eval 1.33] } { Inaccuracy. Ne6 was best. } { [%clk 0:18:37] } 5. Qb2?! { [%eval 0.79] } { Inaccuracy. Qd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:18:58] } 5... Ne6 { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 0:15:56] } 6. Ne3 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:17:46] } 6... Bg5 { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 0:14:51] } 7. Nd5 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 0:16:39] } 7... Bxc1 { [%eval 0.99] } 8. Qxc1 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 0:16:41] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 0:13:20] } 9. b5 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 0:16:10] } 9... Ncd8 { [%eval 0.95] [%clk 0:13:00] } 10. Nf6+ { [%eval 1.4] [%clk 0:12:38] } 10... gxf6 { [%eval 1.22] [%clk 0:11:58] } 11. Qh6?? { [%eval -1.71] } { Blunder. Nc3 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:36] } 11... f5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:29] } 12. Qf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:12:19] } 12... Ng7 { [%eval -1.83] [%clk 0:03:32] } 13. Bc3 { [%eval 1.97] [%clk 0:10:45] } 13... Nde6 { [%eval 1.97] [%clk 0:03:36] } 14. h4 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 0:10:48] } 14... Bxb5?? { [%eval 4.9] } { Blunder. Rd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:58] } 15. h5 { [%eval 4.42] [%clk 0:10:01] } 15... Rce8 { [%eval 5.38] [%clk 0:02:06] } 16. h6 { [%eval 5.29] [%clk 0:09:41] } 16... Qd8 { [%eval 5.15] [%clk 0:02:10] } 17. hxg7? { [%eval 2.71] } { Mistake. cxb5 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:12] } 17... Qxf6 { [%eval 2.49] [%clk 0:02:14] } 18. gxf8=Q+ { [%eval 2.36] [%clk 0:04:13] } 18... Nxf8 { [%eval 2.12] [%clk 0:02:17] } 19. Bxf6 { [%eval 2.31] [%clk 0:04:17] } 19... Bxc4 { [%eval 2.66] [%clk 0:02:21] } 20. Nc3 { [%eval 2.23] [%clk 0:04:21] } 20... b5 { [%eval 2.37] [%clk 0:02:24] } 21. Rh4 { [%eval 2.12] [%clk 0:03:02] } 21... Re6 { [%eval 2.29] [%clk 0:00:51] } 22. Bd8?! { [%eval 1.64] } { Inaccuracy. Bg5 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:58] } 22... c5 { [%eval 2.03] [%clk 0:00:35] } 23. Bb3?! { [%eval 1.29] } { Inaccuracy. Bc2 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:43] } 23... Bxb3 { [%eval 1.17] [%clk 0:00:35] } 24. axb3 { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 0:02:47] } 24... b4 { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 0:00:18] } 25. Nd5 { [%eval 1.06] [%clk 0:02:44] } 25... Ng6 { [%eval 1.29] [%clk 0:00:17] } 26. Rh3 { [%eval 1.12] [%clk 0:01:55] } 26... Rxe2 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 0:00:14] } 27. Re3? { [%eval -0.26] } { Mistake. Kf1 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:58] } 27... Rd2?? { [%eval 3.45] } { Blunder. Rxe3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:07] } 28. Re8+ { [%eval 3.22] [%clk 0:01:33] } 28... Kg7 { [%eval 3.27] [%clk 0:00:11] } 29. Bf6+ { [%eval 3.45] [%clk 0:01:29] } 29... Kh6 { [%eval 3.02] [%clk 0:00:15] } 30. Ne3 { [%eval 3.83] [%clk 0:01:33] } 30... f4 { [%eval 3.34] [%clk 0:00:11] } 31. Nc4 { [%clk 0:00:21] } 31... Rd3 { [%clk 0:00:10] } 32. Ra8 { [%clk 0:00:12] } 32... f3 { [%clk 0:00:12] } 33. g4 { [%clk 0:00:12] } 33... Nf4 { [%clk 0:00:13] } 34. Rg8 { [%clk 0:00:16] } 34... Ne6 { [%clk 0:00:17] } 35. Ne3 { [%clk 0:00:19] } 1-0