Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Nigel Short

11th Gibraltar Masters Tie-Break · 2013 · Ruy Lopez · 0-1 in 45 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Nigel Short
Result 0-1
Event 11th Gibraltar Masters Tie-Break
Site Caleta ENG
Round 1.1
Date 2013.01.31
Opening Ruy Lopez (C76)
Moves 45
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6rk/3N3p/p1p5/2P4q/1p2Q2P/5p2/1P3n2/7K w - - 0 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 d6
  5. 5.c3 g6
  6. 6.d4 Bd7
  7. 7.O-O Bg7
  8. 8.Bg5 f6
  9. 9.Be3 Nh6
  10. 10.Bb3 Qe7
  11. 11.Re1 b6
  12. 12.Bd5 Nf7
  13. 13.c4 O-O
  14. 14.Nc3 Kh8
  15. 15.c5 dxc5
  16. 16.dxc5 b5
  17. 17.Qc2 Rae8
  18. 18.Rad1 Ncd8
  19. 19.Rd3 c6
  20. 20.Red1 Bg4
  21. 21.Bb3 Bxf3
  22. 22.gxf3 f5
  23. 23.exf5 gxf5
  24. 24.Rd7 Qf6
  25. 25.Kh1 Ne6
  26. 26.Bxe6 Rxe6
  27. 27.Rg1 Ree8
  28. 28.f4 Qe6
  29. 29.Rgd1 exf4
  30. 30.Bxf4 b4
  31. 31.Na4 Qxa2
  32. 32.Rg1 Qe6
  33. 33.Nb6 Be5
  34. 34.Re1 Qf6
  35. 35.Qc4 Bxf4
  36. 36.Rxe8 Rxe8
  37. 37.Qxf4 Qg6
  38. 38.Qg3 Ne5
  39. 39.Rd6 Qf7
  40. 40.h3 f4
  41. 41.Qg2 Rg8
  42. 42.Qe4 Qh5
  43. 43.Rd3 f3
  44. 44.h4 Nxd3
  45. 45.Nd7 Nxf2+

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