Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa

Saint Louis Blitz 2024 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 63 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa
Result 1-0
Event Saint Louis Blitz 2024
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 8.4
Date 2024.08.15
Opening Ruy Lopez (C70)
Moves 63
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/7k/P6p/1KR3rP/8/8/8 b - - 2 63

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nge7
  5. 5.c3 Ng6
  6. 6.d4 exd4
  7. 7.cxd4 Bb4+
  8. 8.Nc3 d5
  9. 9.O-O dxe4
  10. 10.Nxe4 O-O
  11. 11.d5 Nce7
  12. 12.a3 Ba5
  13. 13.b4 Bb6
  14. 14.Bb3 Bg4
  15. 15.h3 Bxf3
  16. 16.Qxf3 Bd4
  17. 17.Ra2 Nc8
  18. 18.Rd1 Be5
  19. 19.Bg5 Qe8
  20. 20.Re2 Nd6
  21. 21.Nf6+ gxf6
  22. 22.Bxf6 Bxf6
  23. 23.Rxe8 Nxe8
  24. 24.d6 cxd6
  25. 25.Qxb7 Rd8
  26. 26.Qxa6 Be5
  27. 27.b5 Nc7
  28. 28.Qc6 Ne6
  29. 29.Bxe6 fxe6
  30. 30.b6 Ne7
  31. 31.Qc4 Nd5
  32. 32.b7 Rb8
  33. 33.Rb1 Nc3
  34. 34.Qxe6+ Kh8
  35. 35.Rb6 Ne2+
  36. 36.Kf1 Ng3+
  37. 37.Ke1 Ne4
  38. 38.f3 Nc5
  39. 39.Qe7 Rg8
  40. 40.Qc7 Ne6
  41. 41.Qc6 Nd4
  42. 42.Qe4 Rxg2
  43. 43.f4 Re2+
  44. 44.Qxe2 Nxe2
  45. 45.fxe5 Nf4
  46. 46.exd6 Nd3+
  47. 47.Kd1 Nc5
  48. 48.Rc6 Nxb7
  49. 49.Rb6 Rd8
  50. 50.Rxb7 Rxd6+
  51. 51.Kc2 Ra6
  52. 52.Rb3 Kg7
  53. 53.Rf3 Ra8
  54. 54.Kb3 Rb8+
  55. 55.Ka2 Ra8
  56. 56.Rf4 Kg6
  57. 57.h4 h5
  58. 58.a4 Kh6
  59. 59.Kb3 Rb8+
  60. 60.Kc3 Ra8
  61. 61.Kb4 Rg8
  62. 62.a5 Rg4
  63. 63.Rc4

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