Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Veselin Topalov

4th Norway Chess 2016 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 50 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 4th Norway Chess 2016
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 8.1
Date 2016.04.28
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 50
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Final Position

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

3B4/1p6/8/Pk5b/8/7K/8/8 b - - 0 50

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 Bd7
  10. 10.Rd1 Be7
  11. 11.g4 Nh4
  12. 12.Nxh4 Bxh4
  13. 13.Nd2 Kc8
  14. 14.Nf3 Be7
  15. 15.Rd3 h6
  16. 16.Kg2 c5
  17. 17.Kg3 Re8
  18. 18.c4 a5
  19. 19.a4 f6
  20. 20.exf6 Bxf6
  21. 21.Ra2 Re2
  22. 22.Bd2 Ra6
  23. 23.b3 Rae6
  24. 24.Ng1 Bd4
  25. 25.Nxe2 Rxe2
  26. 26.Ra3 Bc6
  27. 27.Rxd4 cxd4
  28. 28.Bxa5 Rb2
  29. 29.c5 d3
  30. 30.Ra1 g5
  31. 31.b4 Bd5
  32. 32.Rd1 Rb3
  33. 33.b5 Ra3
  34. 34.f3 d2
  35. 35.Rxd2 Rxf3+
  36. 36.Kh2 c6
  37. 37.Re2 Kd7
  38. 38.Be1 Ra3
  39. 39.bxc6+ Kxc6
  40. 40.a5 Kxc5
  41. 41.Bf2+ Kc4
  42. 42.Bb6 Kb5
  43. 43.Rb2+ Rb3
  44. 44.Rxb3+ Bxb3
  45. 45.Bd4 Bf7
  46. 46.Bg7 h5
  47. 47.gxh5 Bxh5
  48. 48.Bf6 g4
  49. 49.Bd8 gxh3
  50. 50.Kxh3

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