Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Levon Aronian

FIDE World Cup 2017 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE World Cup 2017
Site Tbilisi GEO
Round 6.8
Date 2017.09.21
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C84)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

8/2b2pk1/6p1/8/5PPp/3K1N1P/8/8 b - - 0 41

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.d3 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 d6
  8. 8.a3 O-O
  9. 9.Nc3 Na5
  10. 10.Ba2 Be6
  11. 11.b4 Bxa2
  12. 12.Rxa2 Nc6
  13. 13.Bg5 Nd7
  14. 14.Bd2 Nf6
  15. 15.Qb1 d5
  16. 16.Bg5 dxe4
  17. 17.dxe4 Qd6
  18. 18.Qb3 Nd4
  19. 19.Nxd4 exd4
  20. 20.Bxf6 Bxf6
  21. 21.Ne2 Rfe8
  22. 22.Ng3 c5
  23. 23.bxc5 Qxc5
  24. 24.a4 h5
  25. 25.axb5 axb5
  26. 26.Rxa8 Rxa8
  27. 27.Rb1 Rc8
  28. 28.Qxb5 Qxb5
  29. 29.Rxb5 h4
  30. 30.Nf1 Rxc2
  31. 31.Rd5 Re2
  32. 32.h3 Rxe4
  33. 33.g4 Re8
  34. 34.Kg2 Rd8
  35. 35.Rxd8+ Bxd8
  36. 36.Kf3 g6
  37. 37.Ke4 Kg7
  38. 38.Nd2 Bb6
  39. 39.f4 Bc7
  40. 40.Nf3 d3
  41. 41.Kxd3

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