Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Wesley So

chess.com SpeedChess 2022 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 71 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Wesley So
Result 1-0
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2022
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.18
Date 2022.12.14
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 71
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5K2/5B2/Q7/1Q1p4/8/k4q2/1q6 b - - 5 71

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.Nc3 Bd7
  10. 10.h3 h6
  11. 11.b3 b6
  12. 12.Bb2 Kc8
  13. 13.Rad1 a5
  14. 14.a4 c5
  15. 15.Nd5 c4
  16. 16.Nf4 Bc6
  17. 17.e6 cxb3
  18. 18.exf7 bxc2
  19. 19.Rd2 Bb4
  20. 20.Rxc2 Bxa4
  21. 21.Rcc1 Rf8
  22. 22.Ne5 Bb3
  23. 23.Nfg6 Rxf7
  24. 24.Nxf7 Bxf7
  25. 25.Ne5 Bb3
  26. 26.Bc3 Ba3
  27. 27.Ra1 Bd6
  28. 28.Rfb1 Bd5
  29. 29.Rd1 Bb3
  30. 30.Rdb1 Bg8
  31. 31.g4 Nh4
  32. 32.f4 g5
  33. 33.Rf1 Kb7
  34. 34.f5 Bd5
  35. 35.Rad1 c6
  36. 36.f6 Bxe5
  37. 37.Bxe5 Nf3+
  38. 38.Rxf3 Bxf3
  39. 39.Rd7+ Ka6
  40. 40.f7 Bd5
  41. 41.Rxd5 cxd5
  42. 42.Bg7 b5
  43. 43.Bxh6 b4
  44. 44.f8=Q Rxf8
  45. 45.Bxf8 Kb5
  46. 46.h4 a4
  47. 47.hxg5 a3
  48. 48.g6 Kc4
  49. 49.g7 a2
  50. 50.g8=Q a1=Q+
  51. 51.Kg2 Qb2+
  52. 52.Kg3 Qc3+
  53. 53.Kh4 Qe1+
  54. 54.Kh5 b3
  55. 55.Bg7 Qh1+
  56. 56.Kg5 Qc1+
  57. 57.Kg6 Qc2+
  58. 58.Kf7 Qf2+
  59. 59.Bf6 b2
  60. 60.Qc8+ Kb4
  61. 61.Qb7+ Ka3
  62. 62.g5 d4
  63. 63.g6 Ka2
  64. 64.Qa6+ Kb3
  65. 65.Qb5+ Ka2
  66. 66.Qa4+ Kb1
  67. 67.g7 Kc1
  68. 68.g8=Q b1=Q
  69. 69.Qg5+ Kb2
  70. 70.Qb4+ Ka2
  71. 71.Qga5#

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