Levon Aronian vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

6th Final Masters · 2013 · Grünfeld, Exchange · 1/2-1/2 in 43 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 6th Final Masters
Site Bilbao ESP
Round 1.1
Date 2013.10.07
Opening Grünfeld, Exchange (D85)
Moves 43
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Final Position

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

3r4/3P3r/p1BR4/1p3pk1/8/P2K4/6P1/8 b - - 8 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Nf3 Bg7
  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.d6 Rb8
  17. 17.Rb5 b6
  18. 18.Ba3 Ba6
  19. 19.f5 Bxb5
  20. 20.Bxb5 Qf6
  21. 21.fxg6 Bxc3
  22. 22.gxh7+ Kh8
  23. 23.Rxf6 Bxd2
  24. 24.Bb2 Be3+
  25. 25.Kf1 Kxh7
  26. 26.d7 Rbd8
  27. 27.Rf5 Bd4
  28. 28.Bxd4 cxd4
  29. 29.Re5 Kg7
  30. 30.Ke2 f5
  31. 31.Re8 d3+
  32. 32.Kd2 a6
  33. 33.Bc6 b5
  34. 34.h4 Kf6
  35. 35.a3 Rh8
  36. 36.h5 Kg5
  37. 37.Re6 Rh7
  38. 38.Rd6 Rxh5
  39. 39.Kxd3 Rh4
  40. 40.Re6 Rh7
  41. 41.Rd6 Rh4
  42. 42.Re6 Rh7
  43. 43.Rd6

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