Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Magnus Carlsen

GCT Blitz Paris 2016 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 65 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2016
Site Paris FRA
Round 3.2
Date 2016.06.11
Opening Ruy Lopez (C77)
Moves 65
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Final Position

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

8/8/6kb/4K3/4Nrp1/8/6R1/8 b - - 7 65

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.d3 d6
  6. 6.O-O b5
  7. 7.Bb3 Na5
  8. 8.Re1 Nxb3
  9. 9.axb3 c5
  10. 10.Bg5 Be7
  11. 11.Nc3 Bb7
  12. 12.Bxf6 Bxf6
  13. 13.Nd5 Bxd5
  14. 14.exd5 O-O
  15. 15.c3 a5
  16. 16.d4 exd4
  17. 17.cxd4 Qb6
  18. 18.dxc5 Qxc5
  19. 19.Rc1 Qb4
  20. 20.Qd3 a4
  21. 21.Re4 Qxb3
  22. 22.Qxb3 axb3
  23. 23.Rb1 Rfc8
  24. 24.Rb4 Rc5
  25. 25.Rxb3 Rxd5
  26. 26.g3 h6
  27. 27.Rc1 Ra4
  28. 28.Kg2 Kh7
  29. 29.Rc7 Kg6
  30. 30.Rb7 Ra2
  31. 31.R7xb5 Rxb5
  32. 32.Rxb5 Rxb2
  33. 33.Rd5 Rb6
  34. 34.Nd2 Rc6
  35. 35.Ne4 Be7
  36. 36.g4 Kh7
  37. 37.h4 Kg8
  38. 38.h5 g6
  39. 39.Kf3 Kg7
  40. 40.Ke3 Ra6
  41. 41.f3 Kf8
  42. 42.Rb5 Ra3+
  43. 43.Ke2 Ke8
  44. 44.g5 Ra2+
  45. 45.Kd3 hxg5
  46. 46.hxg6 Ra3+
  47. 47.Ke2 fxg6
  48. 48.Nxg5 Ra7
  49. 49.Nh3 Kd7
  50. 50.Nf4 Kc6
  51. 51.Rb2 g5
  52. 52.Rc2+ Kd7
  53. 53.Nd5 Bd8
  54. 54.Kd3 Ke6
  55. 55.Nc3 Ra3
  56. 56.Re2+ Kf5
  57. 57.Kc4 Bf6
  58. 58.Nb5 Rxf3
  59. 59.Nxd6+ Kg6
  60. 60.Rg2 Rf4+
  61. 61.Kd5 g4
  62. 62.Ne4 Bh4
  63. 63.Ke5 Bg5
  64. 64.Rg1 Bh6
  65. 65.Rg2

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