Levon Aronian vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Meltwater Tour Final 2021 · Petroff Defense · 0-1 in 81 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 0-1
Event Meltwater Tour Final 2021
Site chess24.com INT
Round 1.7
Date 2021.09.25
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 81
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/1kp5/8/4K3/8/1r6/8 w - - 0 82

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 d5
  6. 6.Bd3 Bd6
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.c4 c6
  9. 9.Qc2 h6
  10. 10.Re1 Nd7
  11. 11.Bxe4 dxe4
  12. 12.Qxe4 Nf6
  13. 13.Qd3 Bg4
  14. 14.Nc3 Qd7
  15. 15.Ne5 Bxe5
  16. 16.Rxe5 Rad8
  17. 17.Be3 Qc7
  18. 18.Qf1 Nd7
  19. 19.Re4 Bf5
  20. 20.Rh4 Nf6
  21. 21.Rf4 Qd7
  22. 22.h3 Rfe8
  23. 23.Rd1 Ne4
  24. 24.d5 Nxc3
  25. 25.bxc3 Be4
  26. 26.d6 f5
  27. 27.Bxa7 g5
  28. 28.Rxe4 Rxe4
  29. 29.f3 Re6
  30. 30.c5 Ra8
  31. 31.Bb6 Rxa2
  32. 32.Qc4 Re2
  33. 33.Kh2 Kh7
  34. 34.Ra1 Re8
  35. 35.Ra7 Rd2
  36. 36.Ra2 Rxa2
  37. 37.Qxa2 f4
  38. 38.Qd2 Kg7
  39. 39.Qd4+ Kf7
  40. 40.c4 Ra8
  41. 41.h4 Kg6
  42. 42.Qe4+ Kf6
  43. 43.Qe1 g4
  44. 44.fxg4 Qxg4
  45. 45.Qe7+ Kg6
  46. 46.Qe4+ Kf6
  47. 47.Qd4+ Kf7
  48. 48.Qf2 Qg3+
  49. 49.Qxg3 fxg3+
  50. 50.Kxg3 Ke6
  51. 51.Kg4 Rg8+
  52. 52.Kh5 Rxg2
  53. 53.Kxh6 Rg4
  54. 54.h5 Kd7
  55. 55.Kh7 Ke6
  56. 56.h6 Kd7
  57. 57.Kh8 Rg6
  58. 58.h7 Rg4
  59. 59.Ba5 Rxc4
  60. 60.Kg7 Rg4+
  61. 61.Kh6 Rh4+
  62. 62.Kg6 Rh3
  63. 63.Bc3 Rg3+
  64. 64.Kf5 Rxc3
  65. 65.h8=Q Rxc5+
  66. 66.Ke4 Rd5
  67. 67.Qg7+ Kxd6
  68. 68.Qxb7 Re5+
  69. 69.Kd4 Rd5+
  70. 70.Ke4 Rb5
  71. 71.Kf4 Rd5
  72. 72.Qb8+ Kc5
  73. 73.Ke4 Rd4+
  74. 74.Ke3 Rd5
  75. 75.Qf8+ Kb6
  76. 76.Ke4 Kc7
  77. 77.Qe7+ Kb6
  78. 78.Qe8 Kb7
  79. 79.Qf7+ Kb6
  80. 80.Qg7 Rb5
  81. 81.Qb2 Rxb2

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