Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Levon Aronian

FIDE World Cup 2017 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1-0 in 64 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1-0
Event FIDE World Cup 2017
Site Tbilisi GEO
Round 6.3
Date 2017.09.21
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C84)
Moves 64
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2q5/3rRp1k/4QPp1/p1p3Pp/Pp1p3P/1P1P3K/2P5/8 b - - 10 64

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 Bg4
  10. 10.Be3 Nd4
  11. 11.Bxd4 exd4
  12. 12.Nd5 Nxd5
  13. 13.Bxd5 Rc8
  14. 14.Bc6 Bf6
  15. 15.a4 Bd7
  16. 16.Bxd7 Qxd7
  17. 17.Qd2 Qc6
  18. 18.b3 Rfe8
  19. 19.Rfe1 Qc5
  20. 20.g4 b4
  21. 21.Re2 c6
  22. 22.Rae1 g6
  23. 23.Kg2 Re6
  24. 24.h4 Rce8
  25. 25.Ng5 R6e7
  26. 26.f4 a5
  27. 27.Nf3 h5
  28. 28.g5 Bg7
  29. 29.Rf1 Qa7
  30. 30.Qe1 c5
  31. 31.Qg3 Qd7
  32. 32.Qh3 Qc6
  33. 33.f5 Ra7
  34. 34.Nd2 Rc7
  35. 35.Qf3 Ra7
  36. 36.Rfe1 Qc7
  37. 37.Nc4 Be5
  38. 38.Rf1 Qd8
  39. 39.Ref2 Bg7
  40. 40.Qf4 Rd7
  41. 41.Kg1 Kh7
  42. 42.Qg3 Kg8
  43. 43.Rf3 d5
  44. 44.exd5 Rxd5
  45. 45.f6 Bf8
  46. 46.Re1 Rxe1+
  47. 47.Qxe1 Bd6
  48. 48.Qe4 Bc7
  49. 49.Rf2 Qd7
  50. 50.Re2 Kh7
  51. 51.Qg2 Qf5
  52. 52.Re4 Rd7
  53. 53.Qf1 Qd5
  54. 54.Qf3 Qb7
  55. 55.Kg2 Qc8
  56. 56.Qe2 Qb7
  57. 57.Kg1 Qd5
  58. 58.Ne5 Bxe5
  59. 59.Rxe5 Qd6
  60. 60.Kg2 Rd8
  61. 61.Qe4 Rd7
  62. 62.Re7 Qc7
  63. 63.Kh3 Qc8
  64. 64.Qe6

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