Levon Aronian vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Meltwater Tour Final 2021 · Grünfeld, Exchange · 0-1 in 38 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 0-1
Event Meltwater Tour Final 2021
Site chess24.com INT
Round 1.5
Date 2021.09.25
Opening Grünfeld, Exchange (D85)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/pp1B2kp/4Ppp1/8/8/5Q1P/P4KP1/1r2q3 w - - 8 39

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.Be2 c5
  10. 10.Qa3 cxd4
  11. 11.cxd4 Nf6
  12. 12.Qe3 Bd7
  13. 13.O-O Bc6
  14. 14.Bd3 Ng4
  15. 15.Qe2 Bxd4
  16. 16.Nxd4 Qxd4
  17. 17.Bb2 Qd6
  18. 18.e5 Qd5
  19. 19.f3 Rad8
  20. 20.Rad1 Bb5
  21. 21.Bxb5 Qc5+
  22. 22.Kh1 Rxd1
  23. 23.fxg4 Rxf1+
  24. 24.Qxf1 Qb4
  25. 25.Ba1 Rc8
  26. 26.e6 f6
  27. 27.Bd7 Rc2
  28. 28.Bxf6 exf6
  29. 29.h3 Rb2
  30. 30.Kh2 Qd6+
  31. 31.Kg1 Qd4+
  32. 32.Kh2 Qe5+
  33. 33.Kg1 Kg7
  34. 34.g5 Qxg5
  35. 35.Qf3 Rb1+
  36. 36.Kf2 Qc5+
  37. 37.Kg3 Qe5+
  38. 38.Kf2 Qe1#

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