Levon Aronian vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

chess.com Speed 2020 · Sicilian Defense · 1-0 in 50 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 2020
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.28
Date 2020.12.02
Opening Sicilian Defense (B50)
Moves 50
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1R5k/8/4n2p/p2pPq2/3P1N2/P5Q1/8/2r2BK1 b - - 2 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 g6
  5. 5.O-O Bg7
  6. 6.h3 O-O
  7. 7.Nc3 Nc6
  8. 8.a3 b6
  9. 9.Ba2 Bb7
  10. 10.Re1 e6
  11. 11.Bf4 a6
  12. 12.Qd2 Re8
  13. 13.Bh6 Rc8
  14. 14.Bxg7 Kxg7
  15. 15.Rad1 b5
  16. 16.Ne2 Qc7
  17. 17.Ng3 Ne5
  18. 18.Nh2 Ned7
  19. 19.f4 Red8
  20. 20.c3 a5
  21. 21.Nf3 b4
  22. 22.Ng5 Nf8
  23. 23.Qf2 d5
  24. 24.e5 Ng8
  25. 25.d4 bxa3
  26. 26.bxa3 cxd4
  27. 27.cxd4 Qc2
  28. 28.Rd2 Qc3
  29. 29.Bb1 Ne7
  30. 30.Rd3 Qc7
  31. 31.h4 h6
  32. 32.Nh3 Nf5
  33. 33.h5 Qe7
  34. 34.hxg6 fxg6
  35. 35.Rb3 Rc7
  36. 36.Rb6 Rdc8
  37. 37.Nxf5+ exf5
  38. 38.g4 fxg4
  39. 39.f5 gxf5
  40. 40.Nf4 Qg5
  41. 41.Bxf5 g3
  42. 42.Qf3 Rc1
  43. 43.Rxb7+ Kh8
  44. 44.Bxc8 Rxe1+
  45. 45.Kg2 Rc1
  46. 46.Bh3 Rc2+
  47. 47.Kg1 Rc1+
  48. 48.Bf1 Qf5
  49. 49.Qxg3 Ne6
  50. 50.Rb8+

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