Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Levon Aronian

chess.com Speed 2020 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 68 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 2.15
Date 2020.12.02
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 68
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Final Position

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

8/3k4/8/8/1K6/8/8/8 b - - 0 68

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.Ng3 g6
  14. 14.Bf4 Qb6
  15. 15.Bh6 Bxd4
  16. 16.Qd2 Bg7
  17. 17.c3 Bxh6
  18. 18.Qxh6 Ng7
  19. 19.b3 Be6
  20. 20.h4 Rae8
  21. 21.h5 Bc8
  22. 22.Qf4 Ne6
  23. 23.Qf3 Qd8
  24. 24.Re5 Ng5
  25. 25.Qe3 Rxe5
  26. 26.Qxe5 Re8
  27. 27.Qd4 b6
  28. 28.b4 Ne6
  29. 29.Qd2 Qg5
  30. 30.Qxg5 Nxg5
  31. 31.a4 Kf8
  32. 32.a5 b5
  33. 33.hxg6 fxg6
  34. 34.f3 Ne6
  35. 35.Ne2 Ke7
  36. 36.Nd4 Kd6
  37. 37.Kf2 Bd7
  38. 38.Bd3 a6
  39. 39.Rh1 Re7
  40. 40.g4 c5
  41. 41.Ne2 d4
  42. 42.bxc5+ Nxc5
  43. 43.Rd1 dxc3
  44. 44.Bxb5+ Kc7
  45. 45.Nxc3 Bxb5
  46. 46.Nd5+ Kd6
  47. 47.Nxe7+ Kxe7
  48. 48.Rh1 Nb3
  49. 49.Rxh7+ Kf8
  50. 50.f4 Nxa5
  51. 51.Ke3 Nc6
  52. 52.f5 gxf5
  53. 53.gxf5 Ne7
  54. 54.Ke4 Nxf5
  55. 55.Ra7 Nd6+
  56. 56.Kd5 Nc4
  57. 57.Kc5 Nd2
  58. 58.Kb6 Nc4+
  59. 59.Kc5 Ke8
  60. 60.Rb7 Na3
  61. 61.Kb4 Nc2+
  62. 62.Kc5 Bd3
  63. 63.Rb3 Be4
  64. 64.Rb6 a5
  65. 65.Re6+ Kd7
  66. 66.Rxe4 Nb4
  67. 67.Rxb4 axb4
  68. 68.Kxb4

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