Levon Aronian vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Opera Euro Rapid KO 2021 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 0-1 in 60 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 0-1
Event Opera Euro Rapid KO 2021
Site chess24.com INT
Round 1.21
Date 2021.02.10
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 60
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/p1P1k3/8/P5K1/8/5b2/8 w - - 0 61

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Bc4 e6
  7. 7.Be3 b5
  8. 8.Bb3 Be7
  9. 9.a3 O-O
  10. 10.f3 Bb7
  11. 11.Qe2 Nbd7
  12. 12.g4 Rc8
  13. 13.g5 Nh5
  14. 14.Rg1 g6
  15. 15.O-O-O Rxc3
  16. 16.bxc3 Qa5
  17. 17.Nxe6 Rc8
  18. 18.Nd4 Ne5
  19. 19.Kb1 Nc4
  20. 20.Bxc4 bxc4
  21. 21.Ka2 d5
  22. 22.Bc1 dxe4
  23. 23.fxe4 Qxc3
  24. 24.Rgf1 Qa5
  25. 25.Qf3 Rf8
  26. 26.Bb2 c3
  27. 27.Nb3 Qc7
  28. 28.Qxc3 Qxc3
  29. 29.Bxc3 Bxg5
  30. 30.Nc5 Bc6
  31. 31.Be5 Bb5
  32. 32.Rfe1 Rc8
  33. 33.Bd6 Nf4
  34. 34.a4 Be2
  35. 35.Rd4 Bh4
  36. 36.Rxe2 Nxe2
  37. 37.Rd2 Bf2
  38. 38.Rxe2 Bxc5
  39. 39.e5 f5
  40. 40.Kb3 Kf7
  41. 41.e6+ Ke8
  42. 42.Bf4 Be7
  43. 43.c4 Rc6
  44. 44.Kc3 Bf6+
  45. 45.Kd3 Ke7
  46. 46.Re1 g5
  47. 47.Bb8 Rxe6
  48. 48.Rb1 Kd7
  49. 49.c5 f4
  50. 50.Rb7+ Kc6
  51. 51.Rb6+ Kd5
  52. 52.Rxe6 Kxe6
  53. 53.c6 f3
  54. 54.Ke3 g4
  55. 55.h3 h5
  56. 56.hxg4 hxg4
  57. 57.Bg3 Be7
  58. 58.Kf4 Bc5
  59. 59.Kxg4 f2
  60. 60.Bxf2 Bxf2

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