Vachier Lagrave, M.. – Carlsen, M..

2784 2021 · Draw

A classical Ruy Lopez from 2021: Vachier Lagrave (2784) against Carlsen (2862), full of the closed Spanish’s slow manoeuvring — 9.h3 Nb8, then the regrouping 13.Nf1 and 14.Ng3 while Black rearranges with 12...Re8 and 13...Bf8. The engine flags no turning point: at depth 25, neither side ever lets the evaluation slip. The accuracy figures back it up, 81% at least good moves for White, 86% for Black. After the liquidation around 31.Rxe4 Qxe4 32.Qxe4 Nxe4, play drifts into a rook-and-bishop endgame where White shuffles the rook from a8 to h8 without cracking anything open. A logical draw. The takeaway: some games stay level from start to finish, with no turning point to tell.

Carlsen, M..(2862)—

+0.3

Vachier Lagrave, M..(2784)—

Analysis mode

1/11

Starting position

Accuracy

Vachier Lagrave, M..90%

Carlsen, M..91%

Analysis mode

Mistake 1 / 11

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Vachier Lagrave, M.. – Carlsen, M..

Synthesis

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