Levon Aronian vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

chess.com Speed 2020 · Sicilian Defense · 1-0 in 48 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 2020
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.16
Date 2020.12.02
Opening Sicilian Defense (B50)
Moves 48
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4b1k1/1p3r1p/6p1/PP1Q4/4R3/6NP/6PK/4q3 b - - 4 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.d4 cxd4
  5. 5.Qxd4 Nc6
  6. 6.Qe3 g6
  7. 7.Bc4 Bg7
  8. 8.h3 O-O
  9. 9.O-O Na5
  10. 10.Be2 Be6
  11. 11.Rd1 Qc7
  12. 12.Nd4 Bd7
  13. 13.Qg5 Nc6
  14. 14.Nb3 Nb4
  15. 15.Bd2 Rac8
  16. 16.Qh4 Nc6
  17. 17.Bh6 Qb6
  18. 18.Be3 Qc7
  19. 19.a4 a6
  20. 20.a5 Ne5
  21. 21.Bb6 Qb8
  22. 22.Rac1 Nc4
  23. 23.Bxc4 Rxc4
  24. 24.Nd2 Rc6
  25. 25.Nd5 Re8
  26. 26.Bd4 e5
  27. 27.Nxf6+ Bxf6
  28. 28.Qxf6 Re6
  29. 29.Qh4 exd4
  30. 30.Nf3 Re8
  31. 31.Rxd4 Qc7
  32. 32.Qh6 f6
  33. 33.b4 Rc4
  34. 34.Rcd1 Rxd4
  35. 35.Rxd4 Bc6
  36. 36.Qf4 Re6
  37. 37.Nd2 Qe7
  38. 38.f3 Bb5
  39. 39.c4 Bc6
  40. 40.Kh2 Re5
  41. 41.Nf1 f5
  42. 42.exf5 Rxf5
  43. 43.Qxd6 Qe1
  44. 44.Ng3 Rxf3
  45. 45.b5 axb5
  46. 46.cxb5 Be8
  47. 47.Qd5+ Rf7
  48. 48.Re4

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