Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Wesley So

Superbet ROM Classic 2025 · Ruy Lopez, Open · 1-0 in 73 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Wesley So
Result 1-0
Event Superbet ROM Classic 2025
Site Bucharest ROU
Round 2.1
Date 2025.05.08
Opening Ruy Lopez, Open (C80)
Moves 73
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/6R1/Pk2K3/8/1N6/8/8/3r4 b - - 4 73

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Nxe4
  6. 6.d4 Be7
  7. 7.Re1 b5
  8. 8.Rxe4 d5
  9. 9.Nxe5 Nxe5
  10. 10.Rxe5 bxa4
  11. 11.Qe2 f6
  12. 12.Re3 c5
  13. 13.dxc5 Kf7
  14. 14.Nc3 Bxc5
  15. 15.Rd3 Qe7
  16. 16.Be3 d4
  17. 17.Bxd4 Qxe2
  18. 18.Nxe2 Re8
  19. 19.Nc3 Bxd4
  20. 20.Rxd4 a3
  21. 21.bxa3 Bf5
  22. 22.Nd5 Bxc2
  23. 23.Nc7 Rad8
  24. 24.Rxd8 Rxd8
  25. 25.Nxa6 Ra8
  26. 26.Nb4 Bf5
  27. 27.a4 Rxa4
  28. 28.a3 h5
  29. 29.f3 g5
  30. 30.Kf2 h4
  31. 31.Ke3 Ra5
  32. 32.Kd4 Bd7
  33. 33.Nd3 Bc6
  34. 34.h3 Ke6
  35. 35.Rc1 Kd6
  36. 36.Nb2 Rd5+
  37. 37.Ke3 Re5+
  38. 38.Kf2 Rb5
  39. 39.Nc4+ Ke7
  40. 40.Re1+ Kd7
  41. 41.Ne3 f5
  42. 42.Nc4 Bd5
  43. 43.a4 Rb4
  44. 44.Ne3 Be6
  45. 45.Ra1 Rb2+
  46. 46.Kg1 Re2
  47. 47.Ra3 Kc6
  48. 48.a5 Kb7
  49. 49.a6+ Ka7
  50. 50.Rc3 Kb6
  51. 51.Nc2 Rd2
  52. 52.Nb4 Bd7
  53. 53.Ra3 Ka7
  54. 54.Re3 Rd1+
  55. 55.Kh2 g4
  56. 56.hxg4 fxg4
  57. 57.fxg4 Bxg4
  58. 58.Re4 Bc8
  59. 59.Rxh4 Rc1
  60. 60.Rf4 Kb6
  61. 61.Rf6+ Kb5
  62. 62.Rf8 Kb6
  63. 63.Rf4 Rc5
  64. 64.g4 Rg5
  65. 65.Kg3 Rg8
  66. 66.Re4 Kb5
  67. 67.Kh4 Rh8+
  68. 68.Kg5 Rg8+
  69. 69.Kf6 Bxg4
  70. 70.Kf7 Rd8
  71. 71.Rxg4 Rd1
  72. 72.Ke6 Kb6
  73. 73.Rg7

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