Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Levon Aronian

Airthings Masters KO 2020 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 46 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Airthings Masters KO 2020
Site chess24.com INT
Round 2.13
Date 2020.12.31
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 46
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Final Position

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

8/5k2/5p2/5Ppp/1p2R1Pn/1P4KP/2r2N2/8 w - - 12 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 Nd6
  6. 6.Bxc6 dxc6
  7. 7.dxe5 Nf5
  8. 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8
  9. 9.h3 Bd7
  10. 10.Rd1 Ke8
  11. 11.Nc3 h6
  12. 12.Bf4 Rd8
  13. 13.e6 Bxe6
  14. 14.Bxc7 Rc8
  15. 15.Bf4 f6
  16. 16.g4 Ne7
  17. 17.Nd4 Bd7
  18. 18.Ne4 Ng6
  19. 19.Bd6 b6
  20. 20.f4 c5
  21. 21.Ne2 Bc6
  22. 22.N2g3 Nh4
  23. 23.Kf2 Rd8
  24. 24.Bxf8 Rxf8
  25. 25.f5 Ke7
  26. 26.a4 Rd4
  27. 27.Rxd4 cxd4
  28. 28.a5 Rc8
  29. 29.axb6 axb6
  30. 30.Ra7+ Kf8
  31. 31.Nd6 Rd8
  32. 32.Nge4 d3
  33. 33.cxd3 Bxe4
  34. 34.Nxe4 Rxd3
  35. 35.Ra3 Rd4
  36. 36.Re3 Kf7
  37. 37.Kg3 g5
  38. 38.Kf2 h5
  39. 39.Kg3 b5
  40. 40.b3 b4
  41. 41.Nf2 Rd2
  42. 42.Re4 Rc2
  43. 43.Rc4 Re2
  44. 44.Re4 Rc2
  45. 45.Rc4 Re2
  46. 46.Re4 Rc2

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