Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Levon Aronian

FIDE World Cup 2017 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1/2-1/2 in 36 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE World Cup 2017
Site Tbilisi GEO
Round 6.6
Date 2017.09.21
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C84)
Moves 36
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Final Position

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

3R4/5ppk/3p3p/8/4Pq2/7P/6P1/3R2K1 b - - 1 36

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.Nxa2 Nc6
  13. 13.c4 Nd4
  14. 14.Be3 Ne6
  15. 15.Nc3 c6
  16. 16.h3 h6
  17. 17.Qb3 Nh7
  18. 18.cxb5 axb5
  19. 19.d4 exd4
  20. 20.Nxd4 Nxd4
  21. 21.Bxd4 Bf6
  22. 22.Rfd1 Re8
  23. 23.Qc2 Ng5
  24. 24.Qd3 Ne6
  25. 25.Bxf6 Qxf6
  26. 26.Ne2 c5
  27. 27.Qxb5 Reb8
  28. 28.Qd3 cxb4
  29. 29.Qe3 Ra4
  30. 30.Rab1 Rxa3
  31. 31.Rxb4 Rxe3
  32. 32.Rxb8+ Kh7
  33. 33.fxe3 Qg5
  34. 34.Nf4 Nxf4
  35. 35.exf4 Qxf4
  36. 36.Rd8

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