Gukesh Dommaraju vs Leon Luke Mendonca

87th Tata Steel Masters · 2025 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 43 moves

The Game

White Gukesh Dommaraju
Black Leon Luke Mendonca
Result 1-0
Event 87th Tata Steel Masters
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 9.3
Date 2025.01.28
Opening Ruy Lopez (C78)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3r4/3b1pk1/5n1p/Pp1PQ1p1/4P3/3Bq1N1/5RPP/6K1 b - - 1 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O b5
  6. 6.Bb3 Bc5
  7. 7.a4 Rb8
  8. 8.d3 d6
  9. 9.Bg5 h6
  10. 10.Bh4 g5
  11. 11.Bg3 O-O
  12. 12.c3 Bb6
  13. 13.Na3 Ne7
  14. 14.Nc2 Ng6
  15. 15.Ne3 Bxe3
  16. 16.fxe3 Kg7
  17. 17.Bc2 c5
  18. 18.axb5 axb5
  19. 19.b4 cxb4
  20. 20.cxb4 Qe7
  21. 21.Ra5 Bd7
  22. 22.d4 Bc6
  23. 23.Qa1 Rfe8
  24. 24.Bb3 Ra8
  25. 25.Nd2 Rf8
  26. 26.Bc2 Nh5
  27. 27.Be1 Nf6
  28. 28.Rf5 Rxa5
  29. 29.bxa5 Re8
  30. 30.d5 Bd7
  31. 31.Rf2 Bc8
  32. 32.Nf1 Qa7
  33. 33.Qa3 Rd8
  34. 34.Bb4 Ne8
  35. 35.Ng3 Ne7
  36. 36.Bd1 Ng8
  37. 37.Be2 Qb7
  38. 38.Bd3 Ngf6
  39. 39.Rc2 Bd7
  40. 40.Bxd6 Nxd6
  41. 41.Qxd6 Qa7
  42. 42.Qxe5 Qxe3+
  43. 43.Rf2

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