GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France, 2718) and GM Ding Liren (China, 2733) drew in 43 moves, from the same Ruy Lopez, the Closed Martinez Variation, that Praggnanandhaa and Keymer played in the same round.
The last moves were a run of exchanges, 41...Bxd4 42.Nxd4 Rxb4 43.Rxc3 Rxd4, and a rook ending with three pawns each was left.
France and China drew the match 2–2, and both stayed on 14 match points.
Replay it, then take the rook ending on against the engine.
- White
- GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, 2718 · France
- Black
- GM Ding Liren, 2733 · China
- Result
- ½–½ in 43 moves
- Opening
- Ruy Lopez: Closed, Martinez Variation · C84
- Event
- 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026, Open, Round 9 · Samarkand, Uzbekistan