Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Levon Aronian

Meltwater Tour Final 2021 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 65 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Meltwater Tour Final 2021
Site chess24.com INT
Round 1.2
Date 2021.09.25
Opening Ruy Lopez (C78)
Moves 65
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/5k1p/7P/5K2/8/8 b - - 8 65

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.dxe5 Nxe5
  15. 15.Nxe5 dxe5
  16. 16.Bxb6 Rxb6
  17. 17.Qe3 h6
  18. 18.Rfd1 Rd6
  19. 19.Nf3 Be6
  20. 20.Rxd6 cxd6
  21. 21.Bc2 Qb8
  22. 22.Ra6 Nd7
  23. 23.Qd2 Nb6
  24. 24.Bd3 d5
  25. 25.Bxb5 Rd8
  26. 26.Qe3 Nc4
  27. 27.Bxc4 dxc4
  28. 28.h3 Qxb2
  29. 29.Kh2 Rd3
  30. 30.Qc5 Qxc3
  31. 31.Nxe5 Rd8
  32. 32.Nc6 Re8
  33. 33.Nd4 Rc8
  34. 34.Qd6 Qd2
  35. 35.Nxe6 Qxd6+
  36. 36.Rxd6 fxe6
  37. 37.Rd2 c3
  38. 38.Rc2 Rc4
  39. 39.f3 Kf7
  40. 40.Kg3 Ke7
  41. 41.Kf4 Kd6
  42. 42.Ke3 Kc5
  43. 43.Kd3 Kb4
  44. 44.Rc1 g5
  45. 45.Rb1+ Kc5
  46. 46.Rb8 Kd6
  47. 47.Rb1 Kc5
  48. 48.Rc1 Kb4
  49. 49.g3 Rc7
  50. 50.Rb1+ Ka5
  51. 51.f4 c2
  52. 52.Rc1 gxf4
  53. 53.gxf4 Kb4
  54. 54.Rxc2 Rxc2
  55. 55.Kxc2 Kc4
  56. 56.f5 exf5
  57. 57.exf5 Kd5
  58. 58.Kd3 Ke5
  59. 59.Ke3 Kxf5
  60. 60.Kf3 h5
  61. 61.h4 Ke5
  62. 62.Ke3 Kf5
  63. 63.Kf3 Ke5
  64. 64.Ke3 Kf5
  65. 65.Kf3

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