Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Arjun Erigaisi

Titled Tue 24th Feb 2026 · French, Classical · 1-0 in 57 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Arjun Erigaisi
Result 1-0
Event Titled Tue 24th Feb 2026
Site chess.com INT
Round 11
Date 2026.02.24
Opening French, Classical (C11)
Moves 57
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3Q4/8/p7/1p6/1P3Kp1/P5N1/6kp/8 b - - 0 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.e5 Nfd7
  5. 5.f4 c5
  6. 6.Nf3 Be7
  7. 7.Be3 O-O
  8. 8.Qd2 a6
  9. 9.dxc5 Nxc5
  10. 10.Bd3 b5
  11. 11.Qf2 Nbd7
  12. 12.a3 Bb7
  13. 13.Nd4 f6
  14. 14.exf6 Nxf6
  15. 15.Qe2 Bd6
  16. 16.O-O Qc7
  17. 17.Kh1 Rae8
  18. 18.Rae1 e5
  19. 19.fxe5 Bxe5
  20. 20.Qd2 Bxh2
  21. 21.Nf5 Nxd3
  22. 22.cxd3 Nh5
  23. 23.Bd4 Bf4
  24. 24.Rxe8 Rxe8
  25. 25.Qd1 g6
  26. 26.g4 Ng3+
  27. 27.Nxg3 Bxg3
  28. 28.Qf3 Be5
  29. 29.Bxe5 Qxe5
  30. 30.Qf7+ Kh8
  31. 31.Qxb7 Qg3
  32. 32.Qxd5 Qh3+
  33. 33.Kg1 Qxg4+
  34. 34.Qg2 Qd4+
  35. 35.Qf2 Qg4+
  36. 36.Kh2 Qh5+
  37. 37.Kg2 Qg4+
  38. 38.Qg3 Qd7
  39. 39.Ne4 Qd4
  40. 40.Qf2 Qxf2+
  41. 41.Rxf2 Kg7
  42. 42.Kf3 h5
  43. 43.Ke3 h4
  44. 44.d4 g5
  45. 45.Rf5 Kh6
  46. 46.Re5 Rg8
  47. 47.Re6+ Rg6
  48. 48.d5 h3
  49. 49.Rxg6+ Kxg6
  50. 50.Ng3 Kf6
  51. 51.Kd4 g4
  52. 52.b4 Kg5
  53. 53.Ke5 h2
  54. 54.d6 Kh4
  55. 55.Kf4 Kh3
  56. 56.d7 Kg2
  57. 57.d8=Q

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