Levon Aronian vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Opera Euro Rapid KO 2021 · Grünfeld Defense · 0-1 in 38 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 0-1
Event Opera Euro Rapid KO 2021
Site chess24.com INT
Round 1.12
Date 2021.02.09
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D96)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/R3pp1p/6p1/8/7P/3K4/5rP1/8 w - - 0 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Nf3 Bg7
  5. 5.Qb3 dxc4
  6. 6.Qxc4 Be6
  7. 7.Qa4+ Bd7
  8. 8.Qb3 c5
  9. 9.d5 b5
  10. 10.Nxb5 Na6
  11. 11.Nc3 Rb8
  12. 12.Qd1 Qa5
  13. 13.Qd2 Nb4
  14. 14.e4 Ba4
  15. 15.b3 Bxb3
  16. 16.Rb1 Bc2
  17. 17.Rb3 Bxb3
  18. 18.axb3 Nd7
  19. 19.Bb2 O-O
  20. 20.Be2 Na2
  21. 21.Na4 Qxa4
  22. 22.Bxg7 Rxb3
  23. 23.Bxf8 Rb1+
  24. 24.Bd1 Qxe4+
  25. 25.Kf1 Nc3
  26. 26.Qxc3 Rxd1+
  27. 27.Ne1 Nxf8
  28. 28.h4 Qxd5
  29. 29.Rh3 Ne6
  30. 30.Re3 Rd4
  31. 31.Nf3 Qc4+
  32. 32.Qxc4 Rxc4
  33. 33.Ra3 Nd4
  34. 34.Nxd4 cxd4
  35. 35.Rxa7 d3
  36. 36.Ke1 Re4+
  37. 37.Kd2 Re2+
  38. 38.Kxd3 Rxf2

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