Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Wesley So

chess.com Speed 2019 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1-0 in 29 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Wesley So
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 2019
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.1
Date 2019.11.19
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C88)
Moves 29
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r4r1k/4Qp1p/7p/pP1b4/1p1P4/1N3PRP/1qP3P1/R5K1 b - - 0 29

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.Re1 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 O-O
  8. 8.h3 Bb7
  9. 9.d3 d5
  10. 10.exd5 Nxd5
  11. 11.a4 Nd4
  12. 12.Nbd2 Nxb3
  13. 13.Nxb3 Nb4
  14. 14.Nxe5 Qd5
  15. 15.Nf3 Qd7
  16. 16.Ne5 Qd5
  17. 17.f3 Bd6
  18. 18.Ng4 Bg3
  19. 19.Re4 Qd6
  20. 20.Rd4 Qe7
  21. 21.Bd2 c5
  22. 22.Bxb4 cxb4
  23. 23.Nh6+ gxh6
  24. 24.Rg4+ Kh8
  25. 25.Rxg3 Qe5
  26. 26.Qe1 Qxb2
  27. 27.axb5 a5
  28. 28.Qe7 Bd5
  29. 29.d4

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