Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Levon Aronian

chess.com Speed 2020 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 49 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com Speed 2020
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.27
Date 2020.12.02
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 49
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Final Position

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

8/R7/5pk1/3r2pp/P7/7P/5KP1/8 b - a3 0 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.Re1 Nd6
  6. 6.Nxe5 Be7
  7. 7.Bf1 Nxe5
  8. 8.Rxe5 O-O
  9. 9.d4 Ne8
  10. 10.Nc3 Bf6
  11. 11.Re1 d5
  12. 12.Ne2 c6
  13. 13.c3 Bg4
  14. 14.Qb3 Qb6
  15. 15.Nf4 Nc7
  16. 16.Qc2 g6
  17. 17.Bd3 Rfe8
  18. 18.Bd2 Ne6
  19. 19.h3 Nxf4
  20. 20.Bxf4 Bd7
  21. 21.Re3 Rxe3
  22. 22.fxe3 Re8
  23. 23.Rf1 Bg7
  24. 24.c4 dxc4
  25. 25.Bxc4 Be6
  26. 26.b3 Qd8
  27. 27.Rf3 Bd5
  28. 28.Bxd5 Qxd5
  29. 29.Qc4 Qd7
  30. 30.Bg3 Re6
  31. 31.Bf2 h5
  32. 32.Qd3 Qd5
  33. 33.Qc4 b5
  34. 34.Qc2 Bh6
  35. 35.Qc3 Bf8
  36. 36.Bg3 c5
  37. 37.Be5 c4
  38. 38.bxc4 bxc4
  39. 39.Rf2 Bg7
  40. 40.Bxg7 Kxg7
  41. 41.Rc2 g5
  42. 42.Qxc4 Qxc4
  43. 43.Rxc4 Rxe3
  44. 44.Ra4 Re7
  45. 45.Ra6 f6
  46. 46.d5 Rd7
  47. 47.Kf2 Rxd5
  48. 48.Rxa7+ Kg6
  49. 49.a4

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