Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Ding Liren

FIDE Candidates 2020 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1-0 in 37 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Ding Liren
Result 1-0
Event FIDE Candidates 2020
Site Yekaterinburg RUS
Round 2.4
Date 2020.03.18
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C88)
Moves 37
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1b1n4/1b5p/3r1k2/B1p1pPp1/2B2p2/3P3P/3N1P2/1R4K1 b - - 1 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.Re1 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 O-O
  8. 8.h3 Bb7
  9. 9.d3 d6
  10. 10.a3 Qd7
  11. 11.Nc3 Rfe8
  12. 12.Bd2 Nd8
  13. 13.Nd5 Nxd5
  14. 14.exd5 c5
  15. 15.a4 f5
  16. 16.axb5 axb5
  17. 17.Rxa8 Bxa8
  18. 18.c4 Nf7
  19. 19.cxb5 g5
  20. 20.Nh2 Kg7
  21. 21.Bc4 Kg6
  22. 22.g4 Nh6
  23. 23.Qf3 Bd8
  24. 24.Qg2 f4
  25. 25.b4 Bb6
  26. 26.Qe4+ Kg7
  27. 27.bxc5 dxc5
  28. 28.Nf3 Nf7
  29. 29.Bc3 Bc7
  30. 30.b6 Bb8
  31. 31.Qf5 Qxf5
  32. 32.gxf5 Kf6
  33. 33.Nd2 Rd8
  34. 34.d6 Rxd6
  35. 35.Rb1 Nd8
  36. 36.b7 Bxb7
  37. 37.Ba5

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