Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Levon Aronian

VI World Blitz · 2010 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 26 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1/2-1/2
Event VI World Blitz
Site Moscow RUS
Round 16.6
Date 2010.11.17
Opening Ruy Lopez (C63)
Moves 26
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

6k1/pp4p1/2p1b2p/4N3/3qpPn1/4B1P1/PPP4P/6K1 w - - 0 27

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 f5
  4. 4.d3 fxe4
  5. 5.dxe4 Nf6
  6. 6.O-O d6
  7. 7.Nc3 Be7
  8. 8.Bc4 Na5
  9. 9.Qd3 Nxc4
  10. 10.Qxc4 Qd7
  11. 11.Ng5 Rf8
  12. 12.Nd5 c6
  13. 13.Nxe7 Qxe7
  14. 14.Be3 h6
  15. 15.Nf3 Be6
  16. 16.Qd3 Kf7
  17. 17.Rad1 Rfd8
  18. 18.Nh4 Ng4
  19. 19.g3 Kg8
  20. 20.f4 d5
  21. 21.Ng6 Qe8
  22. 22.Nxe5 dxe4
  23. 23.Qc3 Rxd1
  24. 24.Rxd1 Rd8
  25. 25.Rxd8 Qxd8
  26. 26.Qd4 Qxd4

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