Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa

World Blitz 2023 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 64 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa
Result 1-0
Event World Blitz 2023
Site Samarkand UZB
Round 11.4
Date 2023.12.29
Opening Ruy Lopez (C60)
Moves 64
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4r3/2r1kp2/1R1R4/2qBP2Q/Pp3P1P/2b3P1/6K1/8 b - - 0 64

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nge7
  4. 4.d4 exd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 Nxd4
  6. 6.Qxd4 Nc6
  7. 7.Qe3 Be7
  8. 8.Nc3 O-O
  9. 9.O-O Re8
  10. 10.Rd1 Bh4
  11. 11.g3 Bf6
  12. 12.Nd5 a6
  13. 13.Bf1 d6
  14. 14.c3 Bg4
  15. 15.f3 Be6
  16. 16.Qf2 h5
  17. 17.h4 Bxd5
  18. 18.Rxd5 g6
  19. 19.Be3 Qe7
  20. 20.Rad1 Ne5
  21. 21.a4 a5
  22. 22.R5d2 Bg7
  23. 23.Bg5 Bf6
  24. 24.Be3 Bg7
  25. 25.Bg5 Bf6
  26. 26.Be3 Kh7
  27. 27.Bb5 Red8
  28. 28.Be2 Qe6
  29. 29.Rd5 Bg7
  30. 30.Bg5 Re8
  31. 31.Bb5 Rf8
  32. 32.Bf4 Qe7
  33. 33.Bxe5 Bxe5
  34. 34.Bf1 Kg8
  35. 35.f4 Bg7
  36. 36.Bg2 Rfd8
  37. 37.Kh2 b6
  38. 38.Qc2 Rab8
  39. 39.Qd2 Re8
  40. 40.Rd3 Qe6
  41. 41.Qc2 Qe7
  42. 42.Qb3 Qe6
  43. 43.Qb5 Re7
  44. 44.Qc6 Rbe8
  45. 45.Qb5 Qc8
  46. 46.Bf3 Qe6
  47. 47.Kg2 Qc8
  48. 48.Qc6 Qe6
  49. 49.Rd5 Qc8
  50. 50.b4 axb4
  51. 51.cxb4 Qa6
  52. 52.Ra5 Qc8
  53. 53.Ra7 Qe6
  54. 54.Qd5 Qf6
  55. 55.Qd2 Qe6
  56. 56.Qc2 c5
  57. 57.Ra6 cxb4
  58. 58.Rxb6 Bc3
  59. 59.Rdxd6 Qc4
  60. 60.e5 Rc7
  61. 61.Bd5 Qc5
  62. 62.Qxg6+ Kf8
  63. 63.Qh6+ Ke7
  64. 64.Qxh5

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