Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Wesley So

Meltwater Tour Final 2021 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 56 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Wesley So
Result 1-0
Event Meltwater Tour Final 2021
Site chess24.com INT
Round 2.3
Date 2021.09.26
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 56
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/3r4/1P2kp1P/8/P7/4BP1K/7P/8 b - - 0 56

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 d5
  9. 9.d4 O-O
  10. 10.a4 Re8
  11. 11.Na3 a6
  12. 12.c3 Bd6
  13. 13.Rxe8+ Qxe8
  14. 14.b4 Bd7
  15. 15.Nc2 Nce7
  16. 16.Nce1 a5
  17. 17.b5 b6
  18. 18.Qb3 f6
  19. 19.g3 g5
  20. 20.Ng2 Qh5
  21. 21.c4 g4
  22. 22.Nfh4 Nxd4
  23. 23.Qd1 Be5
  24. 24.Nf4 Qf7
  25. 25.cxd5 Nef5
  26. 26.Nxf5 Bxf5
  27. 27.Ra3 Nf3+
  28. 28.Rxf3 gxf3
  29. 29.Qxf3 Re8
  30. 30.Be3 Kh8
  31. 31.Bc4 Bxf4
  32. 32.Qxf4 Re4
  33. 33.Qxf5 Rxc4
  34. 34.Bh6 Rd4
  35. 35.Qc8+ Qg8
  36. 36.Qxc7 Rd1+
  37. 37.Kg2 Qxd5+
  38. 38.f3 Qa2+
  39. 39.Kh3 Qe6+
  40. 40.g4 Qd7
  41. 41.Qxb6 Qd8
  42. 42.Qe6 Rd7
  43. 43.b6 Rb7
  44. 44.Be3 Kg7
  45. 45.Kg3 h5
  46. 46.gxh5 Re7
  47. 47.h6+ Kg6
  48. 48.Qg4+ Kf7
  49. 49.Qh5+ Ke6
  50. 50.Qxa5 Qd6+
  51. 51.Bf4 Qd4
  52. 52.Qb5 Qg1+
  53. 53.Kh3 Qf2
  54. 54.Qd3 Rd7
  55. 55.Qe3+ Qxe3
  56. 56.Bxe3

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