Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Veselin Topalov

10th Norway Armageddon · 2022 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 53 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1-0
Event 10th Norway Armageddon
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 5.3
Date 2022.06.05
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3kb3/8/2p2RP1/p1n1N3/8/r4PK1/P7/1B6 b - - 0 53

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.Nc3 Ne8
  10. 10.d4 Bf6
  11. 11.Re1 d5
  12. 12.b3 c6
  13. 13.Ba3 Nd6
  14. 14.Qf3 Be6
  15. 15.Qf4 Be7
  16. 16.Bd3 g6
  17. 17.h4 Ne8
  18. 18.Bxe7 Qxe7
  19. 19.h5 Qf6
  20. 20.Qxf6 Nxf6
  21. 21.hxg6 hxg6
  22. 22.Bxg6 Kg7
  23. 23.Bd3 Rh8
  24. 24.f3 Rh4
  25. 25.Ne2 Ne8
  26. 26.Kf2 Nd6
  27. 27.Rh1 Rah8
  28. 28.Rxh4 Rxh4
  29. 29.g4 b6
  30. 30.Kg3 Rh8
  31. 31.Nf4 Bd7
  32. 32.Re1 Kf8
  33. 33.c4 dxc4
  34. 34.bxc4 Rg8
  35. 35.c5 bxc5
  36. 36.dxc5 Nb7
  37. 37.Re5 f6
  38. 38.Rh5 Rg5
  39. 39.Rh8+ Rg8
  40. 40.Rh6 Ke7
  41. 41.Bc4 Re8
  42. 42.Rh7+ Kd8
  43. 43.Rf7 Nxc5
  44. 44.Rxf6 Re3
  45. 45.Kf2 Rc3
  46. 46.Bg8 Rc2+
  47. 47.Kg3 Rc3
  48. 48.Bh7 Ra3
  49. 49.g5 a5
  50. 50.Bb1 Ke7
  51. 51.Ng6+ Kd8
  52. 52.Ne5 Be8
  53. 53.g6

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