Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Wei Yi

PRO League Prelim 2023 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 29 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Wei Yi
Result 1-0
Event PRO League Prelim 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.3
Date 2023.02.22
Opening Ruy Lopez (C78)
Moves 29
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r6q/1b2R3/pQ6/1p1p2Pk/P2nP3/7P/1P4P1/RN4K1 b - - 0 29

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Bc5
  6. 6.c3 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 d6
  8. 8.d4 Bb6
  9. 9.a4 Bb7
  10. 10.Re1 O-O
  11. 11.Bg5 h6
  12. 12.Bh4 exd4
  13. 13.cxd4 g5
  14. 14.Nxg5 hxg5
  15. 15.Bxg5 Nxd4
  16. 16.Bd5 c6
  17. 17.Re3 Kg7
  18. 18.Rg3 Rg8
  19. 19.Bxf6+ Kxf6
  20. 20.Rf3+ Ke5
  21. 21.Rxf7 cxd5
  22. 22.Qh5+ Rg5
  23. 23.f4+ Ke6
  24. 24.fxg5 Qh8
  25. 25.Qg6+ Ke5
  26. 26.Re7+ Kf4
  27. 27.Qxd6+ Kg4
  28. 28.h3+ Kh5
  29. 29.Qxb6

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