Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Richard Rapport

GRENKE Chess Classic 2024 · French, Winawer · 1-0 in 70 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Richard Rapport
Result 1-0
Event GRENKE Chess Classic 2024
Site Karlsruhe GER
Round 5.1
Date 2024.03.28
Opening French, Winawer (C19)
Moves 70
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/4P3/R7/3k1P2/1r6/p4K2/8/8 b - - 0 70

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.e5 c5
  5. 5.a3 Bxc3+
  6. 6.bxc3 Ne7
  7. 7.Qg4 Qc7
  8. 8.Bd3 Qa5
  9. 9.Bd2 c4
  10. 10.Be2 Rg8
  11. 11.a4 Nbc6
  12. 12.Nf3 Bd7
  13. 13.O-O h6
  14. 14.Rfb1 O-O-O
  15. 15.Rb5 Qc7
  16. 16.Qf4 g5
  17. 17.Qxf7 Nf5
  18. 18.g4 Rdf8
  19. 19.Qh5 Be8
  20. 20.Qh3 h5
  21. 21.Nxg5 hxg4
  22. 22.Bxg4 Qe7
  23. 23.f4 Rh8
  24. 24.Qg2 Nd8
  25. 25.Rbb1 Bg6
  26. 26.Rf1 Kb8
  27. 27.Bc1 Rfg8
  28. 28.Kf2 Nh4
  29. 29.Qg3 Bxc2
  30. 30.Ke1 Bd3
  31. 31.Rg1 Ka8
  32. 32.Qf2 Nf5
  33. 33.Ba3 Qd7
  34. 34.Bd1 Nc6
  35. 35.Kd2 Rg6
  36. 36.Kc1 Qc7
  37. 37.h3 Qa5
  38. 38.Qd2 b5
  39. 39.axb5 Rb8
  40. 40.Bb2 Qxb5
  41. 41.Ba4 Qb7
  42. 42.Kd1 Na5
  43. 43.Ba3 Qh7
  44. 44.Bb4 Qh5+
  45. 45.Kc1 Rxb4
  46. 46.cxb4 Nxd4
  47. 47.Kb2 Nab3
  48. 48.Bxb3 Nxb3
  49. 49.Qf2 d4
  50. 50.Ra3 Qe2+
  51. 51.Qxe2 Bxe2
  52. 52.Rxb3 cxb3
  53. 53.Kxb3 Kb7
  54. 54.Nf3 Rh6
  55. 55.Nxd4 Rxh3+
  56. 56.Kb2 Rh2
  57. 57.Kc3 Rh3+
  58. 58.Kc2 Rh2
  59. 59.Rg7+ Kb6
  60. 60.Nxe2 Rxe2+
  61. 61.Kd3 Rf2
  62. 62.Ke3 Rb2
  63. 63.Rg6 Rb3+
  64. 64.Kf2 Rxb4
  65. 65.Rxe6+ Kc5
  66. 66.Kf3 a5
  67. 67.Ra6 a4
  68. 68.e6 Kd5
  69. 69.f5 a3
  70. 70.e7

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