Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Veselin Topalov

Jerusalem FIDE Grand Prix · 2019 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 26 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Jerusalem FIDE Grand Prix
Site Jerusalem ISR
Round 1.2
Date 2019.12.12
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 26
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Final Position

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

r3b3/pkp1bp2/1pp3p1/4Pn2/2P2PK1/2N5/PP1R1B2/R7 b - - 3 26

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 Kc8
  11. 11.g4 Ne7
  12. 12.Ng5 Be8
  13. 13.f4 h6
  14. 14.Ne4 h5
  15. 15.Kg2 b6
  16. 16.c4 Ng6
  17. 17.Nbc3 Be7
  18. 18.Be3 Kb7
  19. 19.Ng3 hxg4
  20. 20.hxg4 Rh4
  21. 21.Nf5 Rxg4+
  22. 22.Kf3 Rh4
  23. 23.Nxh4 Nxh4+
  24. 24.Kg4 g6
  25. 25.Bf2 Nf5
  26. 26.Rd2

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