Levon Aronian vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

FIDE World Cup 2019 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 44 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE World Cup 2019
Site Khanty-Mansiysk RUS
Round 5.1
Date 2019.09.23
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D91)
Moves 44
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Final Position

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

8/7k/2p1p1p1/4B1PP/pK1P2P1/P7/8/3b4 w - - 4 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Nf3 Bg7
  5. 5.Bg5 Ne4
  6. 6.Bf4 Nxc3
  7. 7.bxc3 c5
  8. 8.cxd5 Qxd5
  9. 9.e3 O-O
  10. 10.Be2 cxd4
  11. 11.cxd4 Nc6
  12. 12.O-O Bf5
  13. 13.Qa4 Qa5
  14. 14.Qxa5 Nxa5
  15. 15.Nd2 Rac8
  16. 16.Rfc1 Rxc1+
  17. 17.Rxc1 Rc8
  18. 18.Rxc8+ Bxc8
  19. 19.Bf3 Nc6
  20. 20.Bxc6 bxc6
  21. 21.Bb8 a6
  22. 22.Ne4 f6
  23. 23.f3 Kf7
  24. 24.Kf2 Bf8
  25. 25.Ba7 f5
  26. 26.Ng5+ Ke8
  27. 27.f4 Bh6
  28. 28.Nxh7 Be6
  29. 29.a3 a5
  30. 30.Ke2 Bg8
  31. 31.Ng5 Bxg5
  32. 32.fxg5 a4
  33. 33.Kd3 Bb3
  34. 34.Kc3 Kf7
  35. 35.Kb4 Bc2
  36. 36.Bb8 Bb3
  37. 37.h4 Kg7
  38. 38.e4 fxe4
  39. 39.Bf4 e3
  40. 40.Bxe3 Kf7
  41. 41.g4 Bd1
  42. 42.h5 e6
  43. 43.Bf4 Kg7
  44. 44.Be5+ Kh7

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