Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Levon Aronian

World Blitz 2021 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 67 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1-0
Event World Blitz 2021
Site Warsaw POL
Round 17.2
Date 2021.12.30
Opening Ruy Lopez (C78)
Moves 67
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2r5/5k2/K7/8/1P6/4R3/8/8 b - - 5 67

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O b5
  6. 6.Bb3 Bc5
  7. 7.a4 Rb8
  8. 8.c3 d6
  9. 9.d4 Bb6
  10. 10.a5 Ba7
  11. 11.Be3 O-O
  12. 12.h3 Re8
  13. 13.dxe5 Bxe3
  14. 14.exf6 Bf4
  15. 15.Qd5 Ne5
  16. 16.Nxe5 Be6
  17. 17.Nxf7 Qxf6
  18. 18.Qd1 Qxf7
  19. 19.Bxe6 Rxe6
  20. 20.Nd2 Rbe8
  21. 21.Re1 h6
  22. 22.Nf3 Rxe4
  23. 23.Rxe4 Rxe4
  24. 24.g3 Bg5
  25. 25.Qd3 Qc4
  26. 26.Qxc4+ bxc4
  27. 27.h4 Bf6
  28. 28.Nd2 Rg4
  29. 29.Kg2 d5
  30. 30.Re1 Kf7
  31. 31.f3 Rg6
  32. 32.h5 Rg5
  33. 33.f4 Rxh5
  34. 34.g4 Rh4
  35. 35.Kg3 h5
  36. 36.g5 Rg4+
  37. 37.Kf3 Be7
  38. 38.Rh1 Bd6
  39. 39.Rxh5 Rxf4+
  40. 40.Ke3 Rf5
  41. 41.Nf3 Bc5+
  42. 42.Ke2 Kg8
  43. 43.Rh1 Rf7
  44. 44.g6 Re7+
  45. 45.Kd2 Re6
  46. 46.Rh5 c6
  47. 47.Ne5 Be7
  48. 48.Rf5 Bd8
  49. 49.Nd7 Be7
  50. 50.Nb8 Rxg6
  51. 51.Nxa6 Bd6
  52. 52.Nb4 Bxb4
  53. 53.cxb4 Rg1
  54. 54.Rf3 Ra1
  55. 55.Ra3 Rf1
  56. 56.a6 Rf8
  57. 57.a7 Ra8
  58. 58.Kc3 Kf7
  59. 59.Kd4 g5
  60. 60.Kc5 g4
  61. 61.Kxc6 g3
  62. 62.Rxg3 Rxa7
  63. 63.Kxd5 Ra2
  64. 64.Kxc4 Rxb2
  65. 65.Re3 Rc2+
  66. 66.Kb5 Rc8
  67. 67.Ka6

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