Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Wesley So

chess.com Speed 2019 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 53 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Wesley So
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 2019
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.27
Date 2019.11.19
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/1p1kQ3/3N1P2/3K4/8/1P6/8 b - - 4 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.Re1 Nd6
  6. 6.Nxe5 Be7
  7. 7.Bf1 Nf5
  8. 8.Nf3 O-O
  9. 9.d4 d5
  10. 10.g3 Re8
  11. 11.Nc3 Be6
  12. 12.Ne2 g5
  13. 13.c3 f6
  14. 14.Bd2 Qd7
  15. 15.Nc1 Bd6
  16. 16.Nd3 b6
  17. 17.Bg2 Nce7
  18. 18.h3 c6
  19. 19.a4 Ng7
  20. 20.h4 h6
  21. 21.hxg5 hxg5
  22. 22.a5 Bf5
  23. 23.Nb4 Be4
  24. 24.axb6 axb6
  25. 25.Rxa8 Rxa8
  26. 26.Nh2 Bxg2
  27. 27.Kxg2 Bxb4
  28. 28.cxb4 Kf7
  29. 29.Ng4 Rh8
  30. 30.Bxg5 Qf5
  31. 31.Bxf6 Ng6
  32. 32.Qf3 Qxf3+
  33. 33.Kxf3 Ra8
  34. 34.Bxg7 Kxg7
  35. 35.Re6 Ra4
  36. 36.Rxc6 Rxb4
  37. 37.Ne3 Rxd4
  38. 38.Nf5+ Kf7
  39. 39.Nxd4 Ne5+
  40. 40.Ke3 Nxc6
  41. 41.Nxc6 Ke6
  42. 42.Kd4 Kd6
  43. 43.Nb4 Ke6
  44. 44.Nxd5 Kd6
  45. 45.g4 Ke6
  46. 46.f4 Kd6
  47. 47.f5 Kc6
  48. 48.g5 Kd6
  49. 49.g6 Kc6
  50. 50.g7 Kd6
  51. 51.g8=Q Kc6
  52. 52.Qe8+ Kd6
  53. 53.Qe6#

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