Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Levon Aronian

Meltwater Tour Final 2021 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 59 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1-0
Event Meltwater Tour Final 2021
Site chess24.com INT
Round 1.4
Date 2021.09.25
Opening Ruy Lopez (C78)
Moves 59
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/8/4Q1p1/1q4Pp/8/2P3P1/5P1K/8 b - - 12 59

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.c3 d6
  8. 8.d4 Bb6
  9. 9.Be3 O-O
  10. 10.Nbd2 Re8
  11. 11.a4 Rb8
  12. 12.axb5 axb5
  13. 13.Qe2 Bd7
  14. 14.Ng5 Rf8
  15. 15.dxe5 dxe5
  16. 16.Rfd1 Qe7
  17. 17.Nf1 b4
  18. 18.Ba4 bxc3
  19. 19.bxc3 Bg4
  20. 20.Nf3 Na5
  21. 21.Bxb6 Rxb6
  22. 22.Ne3 Bxf3
  23. 23.Qxf3 Nb7
  24. 24.Bc2 g6
  25. 25.h4 Rd6
  26. 26.Rdb1 Nc5
  27. 27.Ra5 Rb6
  28. 28.Rd1 Ra6
  29. 29.Rxa6 Nxa6
  30. 30.Qe2 Nc5
  31. 31.Qc4 c6
  32. 32.g3 Rb8
  33. 33.Ra1 h5
  34. 34.Kg2 Kg7
  35. 35.Ra5 Nfd7
  36. 36.Qa2 Nf6
  37. 37.Qa3 Rb5
  38. 38.Ra7 Qd6
  39. 39.Nc4 Qe6
  40. 40.Nd2 Qd6
  41. 41.Nf3 Ncxe4
  42. 42.Qa2 Qf8
  43. 43.Bxe4 Nxe4
  44. 44.Qc4 Nd6
  45. 45.Qxc6 Qb8
  46. 46.Rd7 e4
  47. 47.Ng5 e3
  48. 48.Rxd6 Rxg5
  49. 49.hxg5 e2
  50. 50.Rxg6+ fxg6
  51. 51.Qf6+ Kh7
  52. 52.Qe7+ Kg8
  53. 53.Qxe2 Qb7+
  54. 54.Qf3 Qb5
  55. 55.Qf6 Qd5+
  56. 56.Kh2 Kh7
  57. 57.Qe7+ Kg8
  58. 58.Qe3 Qb5
  59. 59.Qe6+

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