Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Alexander Grischuk

GCT Blitz Croatia 2021 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 60 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Alexander Grischuk
Result 1-0
Event GCT Blitz Croatia 2021
Site Zagreb CRO
Round 6.4
Date 2021.07.10
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 60
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2r5/R5P1/2P3k1/2K5/5p2/8/8/8 w - - 3 61

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 Bd7
  10. 10.Rd1 Be7
  11. 11.g4 Nh4
  12. 12.Nxh4 Bxh4
  13. 13.Nd2 Kc8
  14. 14.Nf3 Be7
  15. 15.Bg5 Bc5
  16. 16.Rd3 Be6
  17. 17.Be3 Bxe3
  18. 18.Rxe3 Kd7
  19. 19.Nd4 h5
  20. 20.Rd1 Ke7
  21. 21.Nf5+ Kf8
  22. 22.Red3 Re8
  23. 23.Rd8 g6
  24. 24.Ne3 hxg4
  25. 25.hxg4 Kg7
  26. 26.Rxe8 Rxe8
  27. 27.f4 Bc8
  28. 28.Kf2 f6
  29. 29.exf6+ Kxf6
  30. 30.Kf3 b6
  31. 31.c4 Rh8
  32. 32.Kg3 Re8
  33. 33.Rd3 a5
  34. 34.a4 Be6
  35. 35.b3 Bc8
  36. 36.g5+ Kg7
  37. 37.Kf3 Rh8
  38. 38.Ke4 Re8+
  39. 39.Kd4 Rd8+
  40. 40.Kc3 Re8
  41. 41.c5 b5
  42. 42.axb5 cxb5
  43. 43.b4 axb4+
  44. 44.Kxb4 c6
  45. 45.Ka5 Bf5
  46. 46.Nxf5+ gxf5
  47. 47.Rd7+ Kg6
  48. 48.Rd6+ Kh5
  49. 49.Rxc6 Kg4
  50. 50.Kxb5 Kxf4
  51. 51.g6 Kg5
  52. 52.g7 f4
  53. 53.Rc7 Kg6
  54. 54.Re7 Rg8
  55. 55.Kc4 Kf6
  56. 56.Re4 Kf5
  57. 57.Re7 Kf6
  58. 58.Ra7 Re8
  59. 59.c6 Rc8
  60. 60.Kc5 Kg6

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