Levon Aronian vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Saint Louis Blitz 2018 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 34 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event Saint Louis Blitz 2018
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 13.2
Date 2018.08.15
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 34
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r1r3k1/1q3ppp/1b1p4/3N1NP1/1P2P2P/8/p2Q3R/K2R1B2 b - - 3 34

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Be3 Ng4
  7. 7.Bc1 Nf6
  8. 8.f3 e5
  9. 9.Nb3 Be6
  10. 10.Be3 Nbd7
  11. 11.g4 Be7
  12. 12.Qd2 b5
  13. 13.g5 b4
  14. 14.Ne2 Nh5
  15. 15.Ng3 Nf4
  16. 16.Bxf4 exf4
  17. 17.Nh5 O-O
  18. 18.h4 Ne5
  19. 19.Qxf4 Qc7
  20. 20.O-O-O Rfc8
  21. 21.Rh2 a5
  22. 22.Kb1 a4
  23. 23.Nd4 Bxa2+
  24. 24.Kxa2 b3+
  25. 25.Kb1 a3
  26. 26.cxb3 Qa5
  27. 27.Qd2 Qb6
  28. 28.Nf4 Nxf3
  29. 29.Nxf3 Qxb3
  30. 30.Nd4 Qb7
  31. 31.Nd5 Bd8
  32. 32.b4 a2+
  33. 33.Ka1 Bb6
  34. 34.Nf5

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