Alexander Grischuk vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

chess.com Speed 3m+2spm 2017 · Ruy Lopez · 0-1 in 34 moves

The Game

White Alexander Grischuk
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 0-1
Event chess.com Speed 3m+2spm 2017
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.17
Date 2017.10.23
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 34
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/p1p2p2/1p5p/2p1kPp1/2P3P1/1P2K2P/P4N2/5b2 w - - 1 35

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 Nd6
  6. 6.Bxc6 dxc6
  7. 7.dxe5 Nf5
  8. 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8
  9. 9.h3 Bd7
  10. 10.Rd1 Be7
  11. 11.g4 Nh4
  12. 12.Nxh4 Bxh4
  13. 13.Nd2 Be7
  14. 14.Ne4 h6
  15. 15.f4 Kc8
  16. 16.f5 c5
  17. 17.Bf4 Bc6
  18. 18.Nc3 b6
  19. 19.Nd5 Bh4
  20. 20.c4 Kb7
  21. 21.Rd3 Rhe8
  22. 22.Rad1 g6
  23. 23.Kh2 g5
  24. 24.Bg3 Bxg3+
  25. 25.Kxg3 Rxe5
  26. 26.Re3 Rae8
  27. 27.Rde1 Rxe3+
  28. 28.Rxe3 Rxe3+
  29. 29.Nxe3 Kc8
  30. 30.Nd1 Kd7
  31. 31.Kf2 Kd6
  32. 32.Ke3 Bg2
  33. 33.Nf2 Bf1
  34. 34.b3 Ke5

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