Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Wesley So

Saint Louis Rapid 2025 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 42 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Wesley So
Result 1-0
Event Saint Louis Rapid 2025
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 9.5
Date 2025.08.13
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5k2/p2p4/P2P1p1p/5K1P/2B3P1/5b2/8/8 b - - 0 42

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 Bf6
  10. 10.Re2 b6
  11. 11.Re1 Bb7
  12. 12.a4 Re8
  13. 13.Rxe8+ Qxe8
  14. 14.a5 Qe4
  15. 15.a6 Bc6
  16. 16.Be3 Nf5
  17. 17.Nc3 Nxe3
  18. 18.Nxe4 Nxd1
  19. 19.Nxf6+ gxf6
  20. 20.Rxd1 Be4
  21. 21.f3 Bg6
  22. 22.d5 Kf8
  23. 23.d6 c6
  24. 24.c3 b5
  25. 25.b4 Re8
  26. 26.Kf2 Bc2
  27. 27.Rd2 Bb1
  28. 28.g4 h6
  29. 29.c4 bxc4
  30. 30.Bxc4 Rb8
  31. 31.Rb2 Bg6
  32. 32.Ke3 f5
  33. 33.Kd4 fxg4
  34. 34.fxg4 Re8
  35. 35.b5 cxb5
  36. 36.Rxb5 Be4
  37. 37.Re5 Rxe5
  38. 38.Kxe5 Bf3
  39. 39.Kf5 f6
  40. 40.h3 Bg2
  41. 41.h4 Bf3
  42. 42.h5

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