Levon Aronian vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

FIDE World Cup 2017 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1-0 in 78 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event FIDE World Cup 2017
Site Tbilisi GEO
Round 6.9
Date 2017.09.21
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A48)
Moves 78
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/Q7/8/8/1r6/2K5/k7 b - - 34 78

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 b6
  10. 10.O-O Bb7
  11. 11.Bh2 c5
  12. 12.a4 a5
  13. 13.Ne5 Nd7
  14. 14.Nxd7 Qxd7
  15. 15.Bg4 e6
  16. 16.Qd2 Bc6
  17. 17.b3 Rfc8
  18. 18.Ne2 cxd4
  19. 19.Nxd4 b5
  20. 20.axb5 Nxb5
  21. 21.c3 Nxd4
  22. 22.exd4 a4
  23. 23.b4 Bb5
  24. 24.Rfc1 a3
  25. 25.Be2 Qc6
  26. 26.Bxb5 Qxb5
  27. 27.Bd6 Rc6
  28. 28.Bc5 Rca6
  29. 29.Ra2 Qc4
  30. 30.Qe2 Qxe2
  31. 31.Rxe2 a2
  32. 32.Ra1 Ra3
  33. 33.Rc2 Bf8
  34. 34.Kf1 e5
  35. 35.Bxf8 Kxf8
  36. 36.dxe5 Ke7
  37. 37.Ke2 Ke6
  38. 38.f4 d4
  39. 39.cxd4 Kd5
  40. 40.Rd2 Kc4
  41. 41.d5 Kxb4
  42. 42.d6 Kb3
  43. 43.Kf3 Kc3
  44. 44.Rf2 h5
  45. 45.Kg3 Kd4+
  46. 46.Kh4 Kd5
  47. 47.Kg5 Ke6
  48. 48.g4 hxg4
  49. 49.hxg4 R3a5
  50. 50.Re2 f6+
  51. 51.Kxg6 Rg8+
  52. 52.Kh6 Rxg4
  53. 53.f5+ Kxf5
  54. 54.e6 Ra8
  55. 55.Rf1+ Rf4
  56. 56.Rxf4+ Kxf4
  57. 57.Rxa2 Rxa2
  58. 58.e7 Rd2
  59. 59.e8=Q Rxd6
  60. 60.Qe7 Rd4
  61. 61.Qxf6+ Ke3
  62. 62.Kg5 Rd5+
  63. 63.Kg4 Rd4+
  64. 64.Kg3 Rd3
  65. 65.Qe5+ Kd2+
  66. 66.Kf2 Kc2
  67. 67.Qc5+ Rc3
  68. 68.Qf5+ Kb2
  69. 69.Ke2 Rc2+
  70. 70.Kd3 Rc3+
  71. 71.Kd2 Rb3
  72. 72.Qe5+ Kb1
  73. 73.Qd4 Rh3
  74. 74.Qb6+ Ka1
  75. 75.Qf6+ Ka2
  76. 76.Qe6+ Rb3
  77. 77.Kc2 Ka1
  78. 78.Qa6+

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