Levon Aronian vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Meltwater Tour Final 2021 · Grünfeld, Exchange · 1-0 in 51 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event Meltwater Tour Final 2021
Site chess24.com INT
Round 1.1
Date 2021.09.25
Opening Grünfeld, Exchange (D85)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/1b3p2/3bp1p1/R3B1Pp/5P1P/4K3/8/8 b - - 8 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.e4 Nxc3
  6. 6.bxc3 Bg7
  7. 7.Qa4+ Nd7
  8. 8.Nf3 O-O
  9. 9.Qa3 c5
  10. 10.Be2 cxd4
  11. 11.cxd4 Nf6
  12. 12.Qe3 b6
  13. 13.O-O Bb7
  14. 14.Bd3 Rc8
  15. 15.Bb2 Qd7
  16. 16.a4 Rfd8
  17. 17.a5 Ne8
  18. 18.Qe2 e6
  19. 19.h4 Qc7
  20. 20.Rfd1 bxa5
  21. 21.Ne5 Nf6
  22. 22.Rdc1 Qb6
  23. 23.Nc4 Rxc4
  24. 24.Rxc4 Nh5
  25. 25.Bc3 Nf4
  26. 26.Qd2 Nxd3
  27. 27.Bxa5 Qb2
  28. 28.Qxb2 Nxb2
  29. 29.Rb4 Rd7
  30. 30.Rxb2 Bxd4
  31. 31.Rd2 Bxa1
  32. 32.Rxd7 Bxe4
  33. 33.g4 h5
  34. 34.g5 a6
  35. 35.Rd1 Bb2
  36. 36.Rd2 Ba1
  37. 37.Ra2 Bg7
  38. 38.Bd8 Bd3
  39. 39.Bf6 Bb5
  40. 40.Rc2 Bd3
  41. 41.Rc8+ Kh7
  42. 42.f4 Be4
  43. 43.Kf2 Bd5
  44. 44.Ke3 a5
  45. 45.Rc7 Kg8
  46. 46.Ra7 Bf8
  47. 47.Rxa5 Bd6
  48. 48.Ra6 Bc5+
  49. 49.Bd4 Bb7
  50. 50.Ra5 Bd6
  51. 51.Be5

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