Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Alexander Grischuk

FIDE Candidates 2020 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 53 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Alexander Grischuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE Candidates 2020
Site Yekaterinburg RUS
Round 4.3
Date 2020.03.21
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 53
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/8/8/1k6/8/1K6 w - - 0 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 Nd6
  6. 6.Bxc6 dxc6
  7. 7.dxe5 Nf5
  8. 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8
  9. 9.h3 Ke8
  10. 10.Nc3 h5
  11. 11.Bf4 Be7
  12. 12.Rad1 Be6
  13. 13.Ng5 Rh6
  14. 14.Rfe1 Bb4
  15. 15.a3 Bxc3
  16. 16.bxc3 h4
  17. 17.g4 hxg3
  18. 18.fxg3 Ne7
  19. 19.h4 Nd5
  20. 20.Bc1 Nxc3
  21. 21.Rd3 Na4
  22. 22.Rf3 Bd5
  23. 23.Rf4 Nb6
  24. 24.Ref1 Rg6
  25. 25.Rf5 Bc4
  26. 26.Re1 Ke7
  27. 27.h5 Rh6
  28. 28.g4 Rhh8
  29. 29.a4 Nxa4
  30. 30.Ba3+ c5
  31. 31.e6 f6
  32. 32.Bxc5+ Nxc5
  33. 33.Rxc5 fxg5
  34. 34.Rxc7+ Kd6
  35. 35.Rxc4 a5
  36. 36.Rd1+ Ke7
  37. 37.Re4 Rhd8
  38. 38.Rb1 Rdb8
  39. 39.Rb5 a4
  40. 40.Rxg5 Rg8
  41. 41.h6 gxh6
  42. 42.Rxg8 Rxg8
  43. 43.Rxa4 h5
  44. 44.Kf2 Rxg4
  45. 45.Rxg4 hxg4
  46. 46.Kg3 Kxe6
  47. 47.Kxg4 Ke5
  48. 48.Kf3 Kd4
  49. 49.Ke2 Kc3
  50. 50.Kd1 b5
  51. 51.Kc1 b4
  52. 52.Kb1 b3
  53. 53.cxb3 Kxb3

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