Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Levon Aronian

Airthings Masters KO 2020 · Ruy Lopez · 0-1 in 67 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Levon Aronian
Result 0-1
Event Airthings Masters KO 2020
Site chess24.com INT
Round 2.11
Date 2020.12.31
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 67
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/8/R2bk3/5p2/7P/3r2PK/8 w - - 8 68

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 Ne7
  10. 10.Nc3 Bd7
  11. 11.b3 Ke8
  12. 12.Re1 Nd5
  13. 13.Ne4 Bb4
  14. 14.Bd2 Bxd2
  15. 15.Nfxd2 Nb4
  16. 16.Rec1 Rd8
  17. 17.a3 Nd5
  18. 18.Re1 Ke7
  19. 19.Kh2 h5
  20. 20.Nf3 Nf4
  21. 21.Rad1 Bc8
  22. 22.Nd4 h4
  23. 23.Ng5 c5
  24. 24.Nb5 Rxd1
  25. 25.Rxd1 Rh5
  26. 26.Nf3 Bd7
  27. 27.Nxa7 c6
  28. 28.b4 cxb4
  29. 29.axb4 Ng6
  30. 30.Re1 Kd8
  31. 31.b5 Kc7
  32. 32.bxc6 bxc6
  33. 33.c4 Kb7
  34. 34.Rd1 Bf5
  35. 35.Nxc6 Kxc6
  36. 36.Rd5 Be6
  37. 37.Rb5 Kc7
  38. 38.Rc5+ Kd7
  39. 39.Ra5 Rf5
  40. 40.Ra7+ Kc8
  41. 41.Ra8+ Kc7
  42. 42.Rg8 Nxe5
  43. 43.Nxh4 Rxf2
  44. 44.Rxg7 Kd6
  45. 45.Rg5 Nxc4
  46. 46.Nf3 Bd5
  47. 47.Kg1 Rb2
  48. 48.Rg3 Rb1+
  49. 49.Kf2 Rb2+
  50. 50.Kg1 Nd2
  51. 51.Nxd2 Rxd2
  52. 52.Rg4 f5
  53. 53.Rg6+ Ke5
  54. 54.Kh2 Be4
  55. 55.Kg1 Kf4
  56. 56.Rg8 Ke3
  57. 57.Rg3+ Ke2
  58. 58.Rg7 Rd1+
  59. 59.Kh2 Kf2
  60. 60.Ra7 Rd2
  61. 61.Ra5 Kf1
  62. 62.Ra1+ Kf2
  63. 63.Ra5 f4
  64. 64.Ra4 Ke3
  65. 65.Ra3+ Kd4
  66. 66.Ra4+ Ke5
  67. 67.Ra5+ Bd5

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