Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Arjun Erigaisi

Chess.com Classic Losers · 2025 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 94 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Arjun Erigaisi
Result 1-0
Event Chess.com Classic Losers
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.3
Date 2025.05.21
Opening Ruy Lopez (C64)
Moves 94
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2QK3k/3R4/2N3p1/6P1/5q2/8/8/8 b - - 0 94

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Bc5
  5. 5.c3 O-O
  6. 6.d4 Bb6
  7. 7.dxe5 Nxe4
  8. 8.Qd5 Nc5
  9. 9.Na3 a6
  10. 10.Be2 Ne6
  11. 11.Bd3 Ne7
  12. 12.Qe4 Ng6
  13. 13.Bc2 f5
  14. 14.exf6 d5
  15. 15.Qd3 Rxf6
  16. 16.Re1 Nef4
  17. 17.Bxf4 Bf5
  18. 18.Bxc7 Bxc7
  19. 19.Qxf5 Rxf5
  20. 20.Bxf5 Nf4
  21. 21.Nc2 g6
  22. 22.Be6+ Kh8
  23. 23.Rad1 Qd6
  24. 24.Bxd5 Nxd5
  25. 25.Nb4 Rf8
  26. 26.Rxd5 Qb6
  27. 27.Rd7 Bd8
  28. 28.h3 a5
  29. 29.Nd3 Bf6
  30. 30.Nd4 Bxd4
  31. 31.Rxd4 Rd8
  32. 32.Ree4 Rxd4
  33. 33.Rxd4 Qe6
  34. 34.a4 b6
  35. 35.h4 Kg7
  36. 36.g3 Kh6
  37. 37.Kg2 Qc6+
  38. 38.Kf1 Qh1+
  39. 39.Ke2 Qc6
  40. 40.Kd2 Qf6
  41. 41.Re4 Qc6
  42. 42.Ke3 Qd6
  43. 43.g4 Qd7
  44. 44.f3 Qc7
  45. 45.g5+ Kg7
  46. 46.f4 h6
  47. 47.Ne5 Qc5+
  48. 48.Rd4 hxg5
  49. 49.hxg5 b5
  50. 50.axb5 Qxb5
  51. 51.Rd7+ Kg8
  52. 52.Rd6 Qc5+
  53. 53.Rd4 Qb6
  54. 54.Nd3 Kf8
  55. 55.Kd2 Ke7
  56. 56.Kc2 Ke6
  57. 57.Ne5 Kf5
  58. 58.Nc4 Qa7
  59. 59.Ne3+ Ke6
  60. 60.Re4+ Kf7
  61. 61.Nc4 a4
  62. 62.Ne5+ Kg7
  63. 63.Rd4 Qa6
  64. 64.c4 a3
  65. 65.bxa3 Qxa3
  66. 66.Kd2 Qb2+
  67. 67.Ke3 Qc1+
  68. 68.Ke4 Qh1+
  69. 69.Nf3 Qb1+
  70. 70.Rd3 Qb7+
  71. 71.Ke3 Qb6+
  72. 72.Rd4 Qb3+
  73. 73.Kf2 Qc2+
  74. 74.Kg3 Qc1
  75. 75.Rd7+ Kf8
  76. 76.Rd6 Kg7
  77. 77.Rc6 Qc3
  78. 78.c5 Kf7
  79. 79.Rf6+ Kg7
  80. 80.c6 Qc5
  81. 81.Ne5 Qg1+
  82. 82.Kf3 Qf1+
  83. 83.Ke4 Qe2+
  84. 84.Kd5 Qb5+
  85. 85.Kd6 Qb4+
  86. 86.Kd7 Qd4+
  87. 87.Kc8 Kh7
  88. 88.c7 Qa7
  89. 89.Kd7 Qa4+
  90. 90.Nc6 Qd1+
  91. 91.Rd6 Qg4+
  92. 92.Kd8 Qxf4
  93. 93.Rd7+ Kh8
  94. 94.c8=Q

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