Levon Aronian vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Airthings Masters KO 2020 · 2021 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Airthings Masters KO 2020
Site chess24.com INT
Round 2.21
Date 2021.01.01
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D80)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/2b5/1p5p/4k1p1/1p4P1/4PK1P/P1B5/8 w - - 0 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Bg5 Ne4
  5. 5.Bf4 Nxc3
  6. 6.bxc3 Bg7
  7. 7.e3 O-O
  8. 8.Nf3 c6
  9. 9.Be2 Qa5
  10. 10.Qd2 Nd7
  11. 11.cxd5 cxd5
  12. 12.c4 Qxd2+
  13. 13.Kxd2 dxc4
  14. 14.Bxc4 Nb6
  15. 15.Bb3 Bf5
  16. 16.Rhc1 Be4
  17. 17.Bc7 e6
  18. 18.Bxb6 axb6
  19. 19.Ke2 Bc6
  20. 20.g3 Rfd8
  21. 21.Nd2 e5
  22. 22.dxe5 Bxe5
  23. 23.Rab1 Bf6
  24. 24.Rc2 b5
  25. 25.Rbc1 Rd6
  26. 26.f3 b4
  27. 27.Ne4 Bxe4
  28. 28.fxe4 Bc3
  29. 29.e5 Rc6
  30. 30.Rf1 Rc7
  31. 31.e6 fxe6
  32. 32.Rf6 Re8
  33. 33.Rxe6 Rxe6
  34. 34.Bxe6+ Kg7
  35. 35.Rc1 Be5
  36. 36.Rxc7+ Bxc7
  37. 37.Bb3 Kf6
  38. 38.Kf3 Ke5
  39. 39.h3 b6
  40. 40.g4 g5
  41. 41.Bc2 h6

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