Levon Aronian vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

FRA-ARM Rapid · 2009 · Grünfeld, Exchange · 1/2-1/2 in 38 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FRA-ARM Rapid
Site Paris FRA
Round 1
Date 2009.06.24
Opening Grünfeld, Exchange (D87)
Moves 38
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Final Position

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

8/p3Q1kp/1p4p1/3q4/3b1PP1/7P/P4B2/6K1 b - - 2 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.e4 Nxc3
  6. 6.bxc3 Bg7
  7. 7.Bc4 c5
  8. 8.Ne2 Nc6
  9. 9.Be3 O-O
  10. 10.O-O Bd7
  11. 11.Rb1 Qc7
  12. 12.Bd3 Rad8
  13. 13.Qc1 Bc8
  14. 14.Rd1 b6
  15. 15.h3 Bb7
  16. 16.f4 cxd4
  17. 17.cxd4 e6
  18. 18.Rb3 Qd6
  19. 19.Bb1 Ba6
  20. 20.e5 Qd7
  21. 21.Ng3 Ne7
  22. 22.Ne4 Nd5
  23. 23.Bf2 Rc8
  24. 24.Qd2 Rc6
  25. 25.g4 f5
  26. 26.exf6 Nxf6
  27. 27.Nxf6+ Bxf6
  28. 28.Rc3 Rxc3
  29. 29.Qxc3 Bb7
  30. 30.Re1 Bg7
  31. 31.Qd2 Qd6
  32. 32.Be4 Bxe4
  33. 33.Rxe4 Rc8
  34. 34.Qe3 Qd5
  35. 35.Rxe6 Bxd4
  36. 36.Re8+ Rxe8
  37. 37.Qxe8+ Kg7
  38. 38.Qe7+

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