Levon Aronian vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Airthings Masters KO 2020 · King's Indian Defense · 1-0 in 57 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event Airthings Masters KO 2020
Site chess24.com INT
Round 2.14
Date 2020.12.31
Opening King's Indian Defense (E60)
Moves 57
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/p1N1k3/8/4K3/4P2n/8/P7/8 w - - 1 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 g6
  3. 3.c4 b6
  4. 4.Nc3 Bb7
  5. 5.d5 Bg7
  6. 6.e4 O-O
  7. 7.Be2 d6
  8. 8.O-O Nbd7
  9. 9.Be3 e6
  10. 10.Nd2 Re8
  11. 11.Qc2 c6
  12. 12.dxe6 fxe6
  13. 13.f4 Qe7
  14. 14.Rae1 Rad8
  15. 15.Kh1 e5
  16. 16.f5 gxf5
  17. 17.Rxf5 Nf8
  18. 18.Ref1 Bc8
  19. 19.R5f2 Ne6
  20. 20.Qa4 Bd7
  21. 21.Qd1 Rf8
  22. 22.h3 Be8
  23. 23.Bg4 Bg6
  24. 24.Bf5 Nh5
  25. 25.Qg4 Nhf4
  26. 26.Bxf4 Nxf4
  27. 27.Bxg6 hxg6
  28. 28.g3 Nd3
  29. 29.Rf3 Rxf3
  30. 30.Rxf3 Ne1
  31. 31.Rf1 Nc2
  32. 32.Qxg6 Rf8
  33. 33.Rxf8+ Qxf8
  34. 34.Qe6+ Kh8
  35. 35.Qf5 Qe8
  36. 36.h4 Nd4
  37. 37.Qg4 Qf7
  38. 38.Kg2 Bh6
  39. 39.Nf3 Nc2
  40. 40.Qc8+ Kh7
  41. 41.Qxc6 Qxf3+
  42. 42.Kxf3 Nd4+
  43. 43.Kg4 Nxc6
  44. 44.Kf5 Nd4+
  45. 45.Kf6 Bd2
  46. 46.Nd5 Be1
  47. 47.Ke7 Bxg3
  48. 48.Kxd6 Nf3
  49. 49.Ne7 Bf2
  50. 50.b4 Kg7
  51. 51.c5 bxc5
  52. 52.bxc5 Kf7
  53. 53.c6 Bb6
  54. 54.Nd5 Ba5
  55. 55.c7 Bxc7+
  56. 56.Nxc7 Nxh4
  57. 57.Kxe5 Ke7

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