Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Vassily Ivanchuk

13th World Teams Pool A · 2022 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1/2-1/2 in 71 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 13th World Teams Pool A
Site Jerusalem ISR
Round 1.2
Date 2022.11.20
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C84)
Moves 71
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Final Position

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

8/8/2N5/2n2K2/8/8/2k5/8 w - - 0 72

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.d3 d6
  7. 7.c3 O-O
  8. 8.Nbd2 Nd7
  9. 9.Bc2 Nb6
  10. 10.b4 f5
  11. 11.a4 fxe4
  12. 12.dxe4 Bg4
  13. 13.h3 Bh5
  14. 14.Re1 Bg5
  15. 15.g4 Be8
  16. 16.Nxg5 Qxg5
  17. 17.Nf3 Qf6
  18. 18.Kg2 Bd7
  19. 19.a5 Nc8
  20. 20.Bb3+ Kh8
  21. 21.g5 Qd8
  22. 22.Nh4 N8e7
  23. 23.Kg3 Qe8
  24. 24.Qe2 Nd8
  25. 25.f4 Be6
  26. 26.Bc2 exf4+
  27. 27.Bxf4 Ndc6
  28. 28.Rf1 Rd8
  29. 29.Rad1 Ne5
  30. 30.Bxe5 dxe5
  31. 31.Rxf8+ Qxf8
  32. 32.Rf1 Qe8
  33. 33.Rf2 Qc6
  34. 34.Qe3 Ng6
  35. 35.Nf3 Bc8
  36. 36.Rd2 Rf8
  37. 37.Bb3 Be6
  38. 38.Bxe6 Qxe6
  39. 39.Nh2 Nf4
  40. 40.Ng4 Qe7
  41. 41.Qc5 Qxc5
  42. 42.bxc5 Ne6
  43. 43.Rd5 Nxg5
  44. 44.Rxe5 h6
  45. 45.h4 Rf3+
  46. 46.Kg2 Rf4
  47. 47.Nf2 Rxh4
  48. 48.Kg3 Rh5
  49. 49.Re7 Kg8
  50. 50.Kg4 Rh2
  51. 51.Kg3 Rh5
  52. 52.e5 Kf8
  53. 53.Rxc7 Ne6
  54. 54.c6 bxc6
  55. 55.Rxc6 Rxe5
  56. 56.Rxa6 Ke7
  57. 57.Ra7+ Kd6
  58. 58.Kf3 Ng5+
  59. 59.Kg4 Re3
  60. 60.Rxg7 Rxc3
  61. 61.Rg6+ Ke5
  62. 62.Rxh6 Ne6
  63. 63.Rh5+ Kd4
  64. 64.Rb5 Ra3
  65. 65.Kf5 Nc5
  66. 66.Ng4 Kc4
  67. 67.Rb1 Rxa5
  68. 68.Ne5+ Kc3
  69. 69.Nc6 Ra2
  70. 70.Rc1+ Rc2
  71. 71.Rxc2+ Kxc2

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