Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Gukesh Dommaraju

Saint Louis Blitz 2025 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1-0 in 42 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Gukesh Dommaraju
Result 1-0
Event Saint Louis Blitz 2025
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 8.2
Date 2025.08.14
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C88)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7R/6pk/2QN4/p1P1P3/Pp1p2r1/1P1q2pp/7P/4R1K1 b - - 1 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.Re1 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 O-O
  8. 8.a4 Bb7
  9. 9.d3 Re8
  10. 10.Nc3 b4
  11. 11.Nd5 Na5
  12. 12.Nxf6+ Bxf6
  13. 13.Bd5 Bxd5
  14. 14.exd5 c6
  15. 15.dxc6 Nxc6
  16. 16.c3 d5
  17. 17.Be3 Rb8
  18. 18.Rc1 Qa5
  19. 19.c4 Rbd8
  20. 20.Qb3 d4
  21. 21.Bg5 Bxg5
  22. 22.Nxg5 h6
  23. 23.Ne4 Re6
  24. 24.c5 Qc7
  25. 25.Nd6 Qd7
  26. 26.Re2 a5
  27. 27.Rce1 Rg6
  28. 28.Qd5 Rf8
  29. 29.g3 Kh7
  30. 30.b3 f5
  31. 31.f3 h5
  32. 32.Rg2 Rff6
  33. 33.Qc4 h4
  34. 34.Qc2 h3
  35. 35.Rf2 Qe6
  36. 36.f4 Rg4
  37. 37.fxe5 Rf8
  38. 38.Qc4 Qg6
  39. 39.Qd5 f4
  40. 40.Qxc6 fxg3
  41. 41.Rxf8 Qxd3
  42. 42.Rh8+

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