Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Wesley So

GCT Rapid Paris 2017 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 59 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Wesley So
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Rapid Paris 2017
Site Paris FRA
Round 5.3
Date 2017.06.22
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 59
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Final Position

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

8/8/2N5/8/8/8/2K2k2/8 b - - 0 59

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 Nd6
  6. 6.Bxc6 dxc6
  7. 7.dxe5 Nf5
  8. 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8
  9. 9.Rd1+ Ke8
  10. 10.Nc3 Be7
  11. 11.Ne2 Nh4
  12. 12.Nxh4 Bxh4
  13. 13.Be3 Be7
  14. 14.a4 h5
  15. 15.a5 h4
  16. 16.Nd4 Rh5
  17. 17.a6 Rxe5
  18. 18.Bf4 Rd5
  19. 19.c4 Rd7
  20. 20.axb7 Bxb7
  21. 21.Nf5 Bf6
  22. 22.Re1+ Kf8
  23. 23.Be5 Bxe5
  24. 24.Rxe5 Rd2
  25. 25.b3 Rd3
  26. 26.Nxh4 Rxb3
  27. 27.h3 Rb4
  28. 28.Rh5 Kg8
  29. 29.Rc5 a5
  30. 30.Rcxa5 Rxa5
  31. 31.Rxa5 Rxc4
  32. 32.Nf5 Rb4
  33. 33.Ra1 Rb5
  34. 34.Nd4 Rb4
  35. 35.Nf5 g6
  36. 36.Ne3 Kf8
  37. 37.g4 Ke7
  38. 38.Kh2 c5
  39. 39.Rc1 Kd6
  40. 40.Kg3 Bd5
  41. 41.h4 Re4
  42. 42.h5 gxh5
  43. 43.gxh5 Re6
  44. 44.Rd1 c6
  45. 45.h6 Kc7
  46. 46.Ng4 Be4
  47. 47.Re1 c4
  48. 48.Kf4 Bg6
  49. 49.Rxe6 fxe6
  50. 50.Nf6 Kd6
  51. 51.Ke3 Ke5
  52. 52.h7 Bxh7
  53. 53.Nxh7 Kf5
  54. 54.Nf8 c3
  55. 55.Kd3 Kf4
  56. 56.Nxe6+ Kf3
  57. 57.Nd4+ Kxf2
  58. 58.Nxc6 c2
  59. 59.Kxc2

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