Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Michael Adams

Gibraltar Masters 2017 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 55 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Michael Adams
Result 1-0
Event Gibraltar Masters 2017
Site Caleta ENG
Round 7.2
Date 2017.01.30
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5k2/2R2P2/p7/8/1P6/3b2KP/2p5/8 b - - 1 55

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 Be7
  10. 10.Nc3 Nh4
  11. 11.Nxh4 Bxh4
  12. 12.Be3 h5
  13. 13.Rad1+ Ke8
  14. 14.Ne2 b6
  15. 15.a4 c5
  16. 16.Nc3 Bf5
  17. 17.Nb5 Bd8
  18. 18.Rd2 a6
  19. 19.Nc3 h4
  20. 20.a5 Rh5
  21. 21.Rfd1 Bh7
  22. 22.Nd5 Be4
  23. 23.c4 Rb8
  24. 24.f4 Rf5
  25. 25.Nc3 Bb7
  26. 26.axb6 cxb6
  27. 27.Rd6 Bc7
  28. 28.Rd7 Bd8
  29. 29.Ne2 Rh5
  30. 30.e6 Be7
  31. 31.Rc7 Bc8
  32. 32.exf7+ Kf8
  33. 33.f5 Bxf5
  34. 34.g4 hxg3
  35. 35.Nxg3 Bc2
  36. 36.Rdd7 Re5
  37. 37.Bf4 Bf6
  38. 38.Nh5 Re1+
  39. 39.Kf2 Bh4+
  40. 40.Ng3 Re6
  41. 41.Bd6+ Rxd6
  42. 42.Rxd6 Bf6
  43. 43.Rxf6 gxf6
  44. 44.Nh5 Rd8
  45. 45.Nxf6 Bf5
  46. 46.Kg3 Rd6
  47. 47.Ng4 Rd4
  48. 48.b3 b5
  49. 49.Ne5 Re4
  50. 50.Rxc5 bxc4
  51. 51.Rd5 Rxe5
  52. 52.Rxe5 Bd3
  53. 53.b4 c3
  54. 54.Rc5 c2
  55. 55.Rc7

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