Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Levon Aronian

GCT Blitz Paris 2016 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 57 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2016
Site Paris FRA
Round 6.5
Date 2016.06.11
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 57
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Final Position

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

2Q5/8/5pp1/P7/6P1/1k1q1K2/8/8 w - - 3 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 Nd6
  6. 6.Bxc6 dxc6
  7. 7.dxe5 Nf5
  8. 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8
  9. 9.h3 Ke8
  10. 10.Nc3 h6
  11. 11.Rd1 Ne7
  12. 12.Bf4 Ng6
  13. 13.Bg3 Bc5
  14. 14.e6 Bxe6
  15. 15.Bxc7 Rc8
  16. 16.Ne4 Bxf2+
  17. 17.Kxf2 Rxc7
  18. 18.Nc5 Bc8
  19. 19.Rd2 f6
  20. 20.Re1+ Kf7
  21. 21.Ne4 Rf8
  22. 22.c4 Kg8
  23. 23.c5 Be6
  24. 24.Nd4 Bd5
  25. 25.Nc3 Bf7
  26. 26.Ne6 Bxe6
  27. 27.Rxe6 Kf7
  28. 28.Re3 Ne5
  29. 29.b3 Rd7
  30. 30.Rxd7+ Nxd7
  31. 31.Ne4 Rb8
  32. 32.b4 Ne5
  33. 33.Ra3 a6
  34. 34.Rg3 g6
  35. 35.Rc3 Ke6
  36. 36.Ke3 Rd8
  37. 37.Nd6 b6
  38. 38.Ne4 b5
  39. 39.Nd6 h5
  40. 40.Ke4 Nf7
  41. 41.Nxf7 Kxf7
  42. 42.Ra3 Ra8
  43. 43.g4 hxg4
  44. 44.hxg4 Ke6
  45. 45.Kf4 Kd5
  46. 46.Rd3+ Kc4
  47. 47.Rd6 a5
  48. 48.a3 a4
  49. 49.Rxc6 Kb3
  50. 50.Rb6 Kxa3
  51. 51.Rxb5 Kb3
  52. 52.c6 a3
  53. 53.Ra5 Rxa5
  54. 54.bxa5 a2
  55. 55.c7 a1=Q
  56. 56.c8=Q Qd4+
  57. 57.Kf3 Qd3+

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