Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Peter Svidler

FIDE World Cup 2019 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1-0 in 42 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Peter Svidler
Result 1-0
Event FIDE World Cup 2019
Site Khanty-Mansiysk RUS
Round 4.1
Date 2019.09.20
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C99)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5ppk/2qB3p/8/3R4/P1r5/5P2/5QK1 b - - 4 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.Re1 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 O-O
  8. 8.c3 d6
  9. 9.h3 Na5
  10. 10.Bc2 c5
  11. 11.d4 Qc7
  12. 12.Nbd2 cxd4
  13. 13.cxd4 Nc6
  14. 14.Nb3 a5
  15. 15.Be3 a4
  16. 16.Nbd2 Bd7
  17. 17.Rc1 Rac8
  18. 18.Bd3 Qb7
  19. 19.Qe2 h6
  20. 20.a3 exd4
  21. 21.Nxd4 Nxd4
  22. 22.Bxd4 Rxc1
  23. 23.Rxc1 b4
  24. 24.Nc4 bxa3
  25. 25.bxa3 Bb5
  26. 26.Nxd6 Bxd3
  27. 27.Qxd3 Bxd6
  28. 28.Bxf6 Bf4
  29. 29.Rb1 Qc7
  30. 30.Bc3 Rd8
  31. 31.Qf3 Rc8
  32. 32.Bb4 Qc1+
  33. 33.Qd1 Qc4
  34. 34.g3 Qxe4
  35. 35.gxf4 Rc6
  36. 36.f5 Qxf5
  37. 37.Bd6 Qxh3
  38. 38.Rb4 Rc3
  39. 39.Rd4 Kh7
  40. 40.Qxa4 Qf3
  41. 41.Qd1 Qc6
  42. 42.Qf1

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