Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Wesley So

Airthings Masters KO 2020 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 56 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Wesley So
Result 1-0
Event Airthings Masters KO 2020
Site chess24.com INT
Round 1.31
Date 2020.12.30
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 56
Replay this game move by move →

Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4KQ2/8/2p5/3k4/8/q6P/4R3/8 b - - 2 56

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.h3 Bd7
  10. 10.Rd1 Be7
  11. 11.g4 Nh4
  12. 12.Nxh4 Bxh4
  13. 13.Nd2 Kc8
  14. 14.Ne4 b6
  15. 15.Bg5 Bxg5
  16. 16.Nxg5 h6
  17. 17.Nxf7 Re8
  18. 18.e6 Bxe6
  19. 19.Ne5 Kb7
  20. 20.Re1 g5
  21. 21.Rad1 a5
  22. 22.a3 Bg8
  23. 23.f3 Re6
  24. 24.Kf2 Rf8
  25. 25.Re3 a4
  26. 26.c3 Ra8
  27. 27.Rd7 Rae8
  28. 28.Nc4 b5
  29. 29.Rxe6 Rxe6
  30. 30.Ne3 Rf6
  31. 31.Kg3 Kb6
  32. 32.Rd8 Be6
  33. 33.Rd4 c5
  34. 34.Re4 c6
  35. 35.Re5 Kc7
  36. 36.Nf5 Bxf5
  37. 37.gxf5 Kd6
  38. 38.f4 gxf4+
  39. 39.Kxf4 Rf8
  40. 40.Re6+ Kd5
  41. 41.Rxh6 b4
  42. 42.cxb4 cxb4
  43. 43.axb4 Rb8
  44. 44.f6 Rxb4+
  45. 45.Kf5 Rxb2
  46. 46.Rh8 Rf2+
  47. 47.Kg6 a3
  48. 48.Ra8 a2
  49. 49.f7 Ke6
  50. 50.Re8+ Kd5
  51. 51.Re1 Rg2+
  52. 52.Kf6 Rf2+
  53. 53.Ke7 Re2+
  54. 54.Rxe2 a1=Q
  55. 55.f8=Q Qa3+
  56. 56.Ke8

Go Deeper

Step through this game on the interactive board, where you can also branch off and play your own ideas from any position. See every game between Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Wesley So, or browse all Maxime Vachier-Lagrave games in the collection. To find out what the engine thinks of it, paste the moves into Analyze Game and Stockfish will mark every turning point.