Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Richard Rapport

Superbet Blitz 2023 · French, Winawer · 1-0 in 52 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Richard Rapport
Result 1-0
Event Superbet Blitz 2023
Site Warsaw POL
Round 2.3
Date 2023.05.24
Opening French, Winawer (C15)
Moves 52
Replay this game move by move →

Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4r2k/p1p5/1p6/5R2/7p/P7/KP2Q3/4r1R1 b - - 0 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.Ne2 dxe4
  5. 5.a3 Be7
  6. 6.Nxe4 Nd7
  7. 7.Bf4 Ngf6
  8. 8.N2c3 O-O
  9. 9.Bd3 Nxe4
  10. 10.Nxe4 Nf6
  11. 11.Nxf6+ Bxf6
  12. 12.c3 Bd7
  13. 13.Qc2 h6
  14. 14.Bh7+ Kh8
  15. 15.Be4 Rb8
  16. 16.h4 Bc6
  17. 17.O-O-O Be7
  18. 18.Kb1 Bd6
  19. 19.Bg5 Bxe4
  20. 20.Qxe4 Qd7
  21. 21.c4 Qa4
  22. 22.c5 Bxc5
  23. 23.Bxh6 gxh6
  24. 24.Qe5+ f6
  25. 25.Qxc5 Qd7
  26. 26.d5 b6
  27. 27.Qe3 Qh7+
  28. 28.Ka1 exd5
  29. 29.Rxd5 Rbe8
  30. 30.Qd2 Re7
  31. 31.g4 Qg6
  32. 32.g5 fxg5
  33. 33.hxg5 h5
  34. 34.f4 Kg8
  35. 35.Rd4 Ref7
  36. 36.Re1 h4
  37. 37.Rh1 Rh7
  38. 38.Qg2 Qf5
  39. 39.Rh3 Re8
  40. 40.Rd1 Qxf4
  41. 41.g6 Rhe7
  42. 42.Qd5+ Kg7
  43. 43.Rf3 Qg4
  44. 44.Rf7+ Kh6
  45. 45.Qd2+ Kxg6
  46. 46.Rff1 Kh7
  47. 47.Rg1 Qf5
  48. 48.Rdf1 Qh5
  49. 49.Qd3+ Kh8
  50. 50.Rf5 Re1+
  51. 51.Ka2 Qe2
  52. 52.Qxe2

Go Deeper

Step through this game on the interactive board, where you can also branch off and play your own ideas from any position. See every game between Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Richard Rapport, or browse all Maxime Vachier-Lagrave games in the collection. To find out what the engine thinks of it, paste the moves into Analyze Game and Stockfish will mark every turning point.