Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Wesley So

10th Norway Chess 2022 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 39 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Wesley So
Result 1-0
Event 10th Norway Chess 2022
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 7.2
Date 2022.06.07
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1N3pk1/p1BPbbpp/8/P7/5P2/6PP/7K b - a3 0 39

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 Nxe5
  8. 8.Rxe5 O-O
  9. 9.d4 Ne8
  10. 10.c4 Bf6
  11. 11.Re1 d5
  12. 12.cxd5 Qxd5
  13. 13.Be3 Be6
  14. 14.Nc3 Qd7
  15. 15.d5 Bf5
  16. 16.Qb3 Nd6
  17. 17.Rac1 a6
  18. 18.Na4 Ne4
  19. 19.f3 Nd6
  20. 20.Nc5 Qc8
  21. 21.Bf4 Rd8
  22. 22.Kh1 h6
  23. 23.Bxd6 Rxd6
  24. 24.Nxb7 Rb6
  25. 25.Qxb6 cxb6
  26. 26.Rxc8+ Bxc8
  27. 27.Re8+ Kh7
  28. 28.Nd6 Bb7
  29. 29.Bd3+ g6
  30. 30.Be4 Bxb2
  31. 31.Rxa8 Bxa8
  32. 32.Nc4 Bf6
  33. 33.Nxb6 Bb7
  34. 34.d6 Bd8
  35. 35.Nd7 Bc8
  36. 36.Nc5 Be6
  37. 37.Bc6 Kg7
  38. 38.Nb7 Bf6
  39. 39.a4

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