Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Wesley So

GCT Blitz Paris 2016 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 63 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Wesley So
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2016
Site Paris FRA
Round 5.1
Date 2016.06.11
Opening Ruy Lopez (C77)
Moves 63
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/2p5/3p4/3P2k1/1p1P4/1P3K2/8/8 w - - 6 64

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.d3 b5
  6. 6.Bb3 Bc5
  7. 7.Nc3 d6
  8. 8.Nd5 h6
  9. 9.c3 Rb8
  10. 10.O-O O-O
  11. 11.d4 Ba7
  12. 12.Qd3 exd4
  13. 13.cxd4 Nxd5
  14. 14.exd5 Ne7
  15. 15.Re1 Bf5
  16. 16.Qc3 Re8
  17. 17.Bd2 Qd7
  18. 18.Rac1 Bb6
  19. 19.Nh4 Bh7
  20. 20.Qg3 Ng6
  21. 21.Nf3 Rxe1+
  22. 22.Rxe1 Re8
  23. 23.Rxe8+ Qxe8
  24. 24.h4 Qe4
  25. 25.h5 Ne7
  26. 26.Be3 Kf8
  27. 27.Nd2 Qf5
  28. 28.Qh4 Ke8
  29. 29.Qg3 Kf8
  30. 30.Qh4 Ke8
  31. 31.Qg3 Qf6
  32. 32.Qg4 Nf5
  33. 33.Ne4 Qh4
  34. 34.Qxh4 Nxh4
  35. 35.Ng3 Nf5
  36. 36.Nxf5 Bxf5
  37. 37.f3 Ke7
  38. 38.Kf2 Bd3
  39. 39.g4 f6
  40. 40.Ke1 Ba5+
  41. 41.Bd2 Bxd2+
  42. 42.Kxd2 Bf1
  43. 43.Ke3 f5
  44. 44.Kf4 Kf6
  45. 45.a3 Bd3
  46. 46.Ke3 Bb1
  47. 47.Kf4 Bd3
  48. 48.Ke3 Bf1
  49. 49.Kf4 a5
  50. 50.Bc2 fxg4
  51. 51.fxg4 Bg2
  52. 52.Bd3 b4
  53. 53.axb4 axb4
  54. 54.Be4 Bxe4
  55. 55.Kxe4 Kg5
  56. 56.Kf3 g6
  57. 57.hxg6 Kxg6
  58. 58.b3 Kg5
  59. 59.Kg3 h5
  60. 60.gxh5 Kxh5
  61. 61.Kh3 Kg5
  62. 62.Kg3 Kf5
  63. 63.Kf3 Kg5

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