Levon Aronian vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Gibraltar Masters TB 2018 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1-0 in 50 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event Gibraltar Masters TB 2018
Site Caleta ENG
Round 2.4
Date 2018.02.01
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A48)
Moves 50
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1N6/1b3k1p/8/8/1P6/5P1P/6PK/8 b - - 0 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Bf4 Bg7
  5. 5.Nb5 Na6
  6. 6.e3 c6
  7. 7.Nc3 O-O
  8. 8.Bxa6 bxa6
  9. 9.h3 Nd7
  10. 10.O-O Bb7
  11. 11.Na4 Rc8
  12. 12.b4 a5
  13. 13.Nc5 Nxc5
  14. 14.bxc5 Ba6
  15. 15.Re1 a4
  16. 16.Qd2 Bb5
  17. 17.e4 dxe4
  18. 18.Rxe4 Bc4
  19. 19.Bh6 Bxh6
  20. 20.Qxh6 f6
  21. 21.Nd2 Bd5
  22. 22.Re3 Rb8
  23. 23.c4 Bf7
  24. 24.Re4 g5
  25. 25.Rae1 e5
  26. 26.dxe5 Bg6
  27. 27.R4e2 Rb2
  28. 28.Nf3 Rxe2
  29. 29.Rxe2 fxe5
  30. 30.Rxe5 Qd1+
  31. 31.Re1 Qc2
  32. 32.a3 Qxc4
  33. 33.Qxg5 Rf5
  34. 34.Re8+ Kg7
  35. 35.Qe7+ Kh6
  36. 36.Qe3+ Qf4
  37. 37.Qxf4+ Rxf4
  38. 38.Re6 Rc4
  39. 39.Rxc6 Kg7
  40. 40.Ne5 Rc1+
  41. 41.Kh2 Be4
  42. 42.Ra6 Rxc5
  43. 43.Rxa7+ Kg8
  44. 44.Nd7 Rf5
  45. 45.Rxa4 Bc6
  46. 46.Rg4+ Kf7
  47. 47.Nb8 Bb7
  48. 48.f3 Rb5
  49. 49.Rb4 Rxb4
  50. 50.axb4

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