Levon Aronian vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Alekhine Mem · 2013 · Grünfeld, Exchange · 1-0 in 42 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event Alekhine Mem
Site Paris/St Petersburg FRA/RUS
Round 9
Date 2013.05.01
Opening Grünfeld, Exchange (D85)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3b4/R4pkp/6p1/8/2p5/6PK/P6P/8 w - - 0 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 g6
  3. 3.c4 Bg7
  4. 4.Nc3 d5
  5. 5.cxd5 Nxd5
  6. 6.e4 Nxc3
  7. 7.bxc3 c5
  8. 8.Rb1 O-O
  9. 9.Be2 Nc6
  10. 10.d5 Ne5
  11. 11.Nxe5 Bxe5
  12. 12.Qd2 e6
  13. 13.f4 Bc7
  14. 14.O-O exd5
  15. 15.exd5 Ba5
  16. 16.f5 Bxf5
  17. 17.Rxb7 Qf6
  18. 18.Rf3 Qe5
  19. 19.Bc4 Bc8
  20. 20.Rb3 Bc7
  21. 21.Qh6 Qe1+
  22. 22.Rf1 Qe4
  23. 23.Bg5 Be5
  24. 24.Qh4 Qxh4
  25. 25.Bxh4 Bd6
  26. 26.Rf6 Be5
  27. 27.Rc6 Bd7
  28. 28.Ra6 Rfb8
  29. 29.Rxb8+ Rxb8
  30. 30.Rxa7 Bxc3
  31. 31.Rxd7 Rb4
  32. 32.d6 Rxc4
  33. 33.Be7 Kg7
  34. 34.Ra7 Rd4
  35. 35.d7 Rd1+
  36. 36.Kf2 c4
  37. 37.g3 Rd2+
  38. 38.Kf3 Rd3+
  39. 39.Kg2 Rd2+
  40. 40.Kh3 Bf6
  41. 41.d8=Q Rxd8
  42. 42.Bxd8 Bxd8

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