Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Alireza Firouzja

The Game

White	Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black	Alireza Firouzja
Result	1/2-1/2
Event	CrunchLab Masters Div 1 W
Site	chess.com INT
Round	4.4
Date	2024.07.24
Opening	Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves	40

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Final Position

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

8/5pk1/3R2p1/Pp6/2p5/1rP5/5P1P/5K2 w - - 1 41

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 e5
2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
4. 4.O-O Nxe4
5. 5.Re1 Nd6
6. 6.Nxe5 Be7
7. 7.Bf1 Nxe5
8. 8.Rxe5 O-O
9. 9.d4 Bf6
10. 10.Re2 b6
11. 11.Re1 Bb7
12. 12.Bf4 Nf5
13. 13.c3 d6
14. 14.a4 Bg5
15. 15.Qg4 Bxf4
16. 16.Qxf4 Nh4
17. 17.a5 Ng6
18. 18.Qf5 Nh4
19. 19.Qf4 Ng6
20. 20.Qe3 Qd7
21. 21.Qg3 Rae8
22. 22.Rxe8 Rxe8
23. 23.Nd2 b5
24. 24.Bd3 c5
25. 25.Nf1 c4
26. 26.Bxg6 hxg6
27. 27.d5 a6
28. 28.Ne3 Qd8
29. 29.Qf4 Qf6
30. 30.Qxf6 gxf6
31. 31.g4 Bc8
32. 32.Kf1 Re5
33. 33.Re1 f5
34. 34.gxf5 Bxf5
35. 35.Nxf5 Rxf5
36. 36.Re8+ Kg7
37. 37.Ra8 Rxd5
38. 38.Rxa6 Rd2
39. 39.Rb6 Rxb2
40. 40.Rxd6 Rb3

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