Levon Aronian vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

FIDE World Cup 2017 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1/2-1/2 in 55 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE World Cup 2017
Site Tbilisi GEO
Round 6.7
Date 2017.09.21
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A48)
Moves 55
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Final Position

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

8/7p/6pk/8/2p1q3/7P/1P3QP1/7K w - - 2 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 g6
  3. 3.Bf4 Bg7
  4. 4.Nc3 d5
  5. 5.Nb5 Na6
  6. 6.e3 O-O
  7. 7.h3 c6
  8. 8.Nc3 Nc7
  9. 9.Be2 Bf5
  10. 10.O-O Rc8
  11. 11.Bh2 Ne4
  12. 12.Nxe4 Bxe4
  13. 13.c3 Re8
  14. 14.Qb3 Rb8
  15. 15.Ne5 Bf5
  16. 16.Rfd1 Be6
  17. 17.Rac1 Qc8
  18. 18.c4 Ra8
  19. 19.cxd5 Bxd5
  20. 20.Qa3 f6
  21. 21.Nd3 e5
  22. 22.dxe5 fxe5
  23. 23.Nc5 b6
  24. 24.e4 Bf7
  25. 25.Nd7 c5
  26. 26.Qc3 Re7
  27. 27.Bxe5 Bxa2
  28. 28.Bxg7 Rxd7
  29. 29.Bh6 Be6
  30. 30.Qe5 Bb3
  31. 31.Rd3 Be6
  32. 32.Rcd1 Rf7
  33. 33.Bg5 Rf8
  34. 34.Bh6 Rf7
  35. 35.Bd2 Nb5
  36. 36.Be3 Qe8
  37. 37.R3d2 Nc7
  38. 38.Bg5 Bb3
  39. 39.Rd8 Bxd1
  40. 40.Rxa8 Qxa8
  41. 41.Bxd1 Qe8
  42. 42.Qc3 Qxe4
  43. 43.Bb3 Nd5
  44. 44.Qc1 Qd4
  45. 45.Kh1 b5
  46. 46.Be3 Nxe3
  47. 47.Bxf7+ Kxf7
  48. 48.fxe3 Qe5
  49. 49.Qf1+ Kg7
  50. 50.Qxb5 Qxe3
  51. 51.Qd7+ Kh6
  52. 52.Qxa7 Qe1+
  53. 53.Kh2 Qe5+
  54. 54.Kh1 c4
  55. 55.Qf2 Qe4

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