Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

chess.com SpeedChess 2022 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 53 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1-0
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2022
Site chess.com INT
Round 1.14
Date 2022.11.28
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6Q1/5p2/6pk/1p4Np/p6P/qP4P1/P4PK1/b7 b - - 9 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.Re1 Nd6
  6. 6.Nxe5 Be7
  7. 7.Bf1 Nxe5
  8. 8.Rxe5 O-O
  9. 9.d4 Bf6
  10. 10.Re2 b6
  11. 11.Re1 Bb7
  12. 12.Bf4 Ne4
  13. 13.c3 Bh4
  14. 14.g3 Bg5
  15. 15.Bg2 Bxf4
  16. 16.Bxe4 Bxe4
  17. 17.Rxe4 Bg5
  18. 18.h4 d5
  19. 19.Re1 Bf6
  20. 20.Nd2 Qd7
  21. 21.Qf3 Rae8
  22. 22.Nf1 c6
  23. 23.Nh2 Bd8
  24. 24.Ng4 Bc7
  25. 25.Rxe8 Rxe8
  26. 26.Ne3 h5
  27. 27.Rc1 g6
  28. 28.c4 dxc4
  29. 29.Rxc4 Re6
  30. 30.Kg2 Kg7
  31. 31.d5 cxd5
  32. 32.Nxd5 Be5
  33. 33.b3 Rd6
  34. 34.Rc7 Qe6
  35. 35.Ne3 Rd2
  36. 36.Rc2 Rd4
  37. 37.Rc4 b5
  38. 38.Rc5 a6
  39. 39.Rc6 Rd6
  40. 40.Rxd6 Qxd6
  41. 41.Nd5 Qa3
  42. 42.Qe2 Bb2
  43. 43.Nf4 Ba1
  44. 44.Nd3 Bf6
  45. 45.Nf4 Ba1
  46. 46.Nd3 a5
  47. 47.Qc2 Bd4
  48. 48.Nf4 a4
  49. 49.Qc7 Ba1
  50. 50.Ne6+ Kg8
  51. 51.Qd8+ Kh7
  52. 52.Ng5+ Kh6
  53. 53.Qg8

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