Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Levon Aronian

GRENKE Chess Classic 2018 · 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 GRENKE Chess Classic 2018
Site Karlsruhe/Baden Baden GER
Round 5.2
Date 2018.04.05
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C88)
Moves 36
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Final Position

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

8/7p/p2b4/P1p1pkp1/1pP5/1P1KBP1P/5P2/8 b - - 8 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.Re1 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 O-O
  8. 8.a4 b4
  9. 9.a5 d6
  10. 10.d3 Be6
  11. 11.Bxe6 fxe6
  12. 12.h3 Qb8
  13. 13.c3 Qb5
  14. 14.c4 Qb7
  15. 15.Nbd2 Nd7
  16. 16.Nb3 Nd8
  17. 17.d4 exd4
  18. 18.Nbxd4 c5
  19. 19.Nxe6 Nxe6
  20. 20.Qd5 Qxd5
  21. 21.exd5 Rxf3
  22. 22.gxf3 Ne5
  23. 23.Rxe5 dxe5
  24. 24.dxe6 Rd8
  25. 25.Be3 g5
  26. 26.Kf1 Kg7
  27. 27.Ke2 Kf6
  28. 28.Rd1 Rxd1
  29. 29.Kxd1 Kxe6
  30. 30.Kc2 Kf5
  31. 31.Kd3 Bd6
  32. 32.b3 Be7
  33. 33.Bc1 Bd6
  34. 34.Be3 Be7
  35. 35.Bc1 Bd6
  36. 36.Be3

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