Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Alireza Firouzja

GCT Rapid Paris 2021 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 77 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 1-0
Event GCT Rapid Paris 2021
Site Paris FRA
Round 9.5
Date 2021.06.20
Opening Ruy Lopez (C70)
Moves 77
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/6K1/1R2k1P1/8/8/1p4r1/1P6/8 b - - 2 77

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 b5
  5. 5.Bb3 Na5
  6. 6.d4 exd4
  7. 7.Nxd4 Bb7
  8. 8.O-O c5
  9. 9.Nf5 c4
  10. 10.Bf4 cxb3
  11. 11.axb3 Nc6
  12. 12.Nc3 g6
  13. 13.Nd6+ Bxd6
  14. 14.Bxd6 Nge7
  15. 15.Nd5 O-O
  16. 16.Bc7 Qc8
  17. 17.Nf6+ Kg7
  18. 18.Qd6 Ra7
  19. 19.Rad1 Ng8
  20. 20.Nxd7 Re8
  21. 21.Bb6 Ra8
  22. 22.Qd3 f6
  23. 23.f4 Nb4
  24. 24.Qd2 Qxc2
  25. 25.Qxb4 Rxe4
  26. 26.Qc3 Re2
  27. 27.Qxc2 Rxc2
  28. 28.Rf2 Rxf2
  29. 29.Kxf2 Kf7
  30. 30.Nc5 Bc6
  31. 31.Rd6 Ne7
  32. 32.Ne6 Rc8
  33. 33.g4 Bd5
  34. 34.Nc7 Bxb3
  35. 35.Ba5 h5
  36. 36.g5 fxg5
  37. 37.fxg5 Bc2
  38. 38.Rxa6 b4
  39. 39.Rf6+ Kg8
  40. 40.Re6 Kf7
  41. 41.Rd6 b3
  42. 42.Bb6 Bf5
  43. 43.h4 Bc2
  44. 44.Ke1 Bf5
  45. 45.Kd2 Rb8
  46. 46.Bc5 Rc8
  47. 47.Bb6 Rb8
  48. 48.Kc3 Rb7
  49. 49.Kc4 Bc2
  50. 50.Rf6+ Kg8
  51. 51.Ne6 Rxb6
  52. 52.Rf8+ Kh7
  53. 53.Rf7+ Kg8
  54. 54.Rg7+ Kh8
  55. 55.Rxe7 Ra6
  56. 56.Kd5 Ra1
  57. 57.Rf7 Bf5
  58. 58.Nd4 Bc2
  59. 59.Ke5 Ra5+
  60. 60.Kf6 Ra6+
  61. 61.Ne6 Bf5
  62. 62.Re7 Kg8
  63. 63.Re8+ Kh7
  64. 64.Kf7 Bxe6+
  65. 65.Rxe6 Ra4
  66. 66.Re7 Rf4+
  67. 67.Ke6+ Kg8
  68. 68.Rb7 Rxh4
  69. 69.Kf6 Rd4
  70. 70.Kxg6 Rd6+
  71. 71.Kxh5 Rd3
  72. 72.Kh6 Rh3+
  73. 73.Kg6 Kf8
  74. 74.Rb8+ Ke7
  75. 75.Kg7 Rg3
  76. 76.g6 Ke6
  77. 77.Rb6+

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