Levon Aronian vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Opera Euro Rapid KO 2021 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 64 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Opera Euro Rapid KO 2021
Site chess24.com INT
Round 1.14
Date 2021.02.09
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D96)
Moves 64
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Final Position

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

8/5k2/3b1p1B/5P1K/8/8/8/8 w - - 9 65

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nf3 Bg7
  4. 4.Nc3 d5
  5. 5.Qb3 dxc4
  6. 6.Qxc4 Be6
  7. 7.Qa4+ Bd7
  8. 8.Qa3 Bc6
  9. 9.e3 Bxf3
  10. 10.gxf3 Nbd7
  11. 11.f4 O-O
  12. 12.Bg2 c6
  13. 13.O-O e6
  14. 14.Rd1 Qb6
  15. 15.Bd2 Rfd8
  16. 16.Be1 Bf8
  17. 17.Qa4 Nd5
  18. 18.Nxd5 exd5
  19. 19.b4 a6
  20. 20.Qc2 Nf6
  21. 21.a4 Re8
  22. 22.Rab1 Rac8
  23. 23.Qb3 Qd8
  24. 24.Bh3 Ne4
  25. 25.b5 axb5
  26. 26.axb5 c5
  27. 27.dxc5 Rxc5
  28. 28.Bg2 Qd7
  29. 29.Qd3 Qe6
  30. 30.b6 Rec8
  31. 31.Rb5 Rxb5
  32. 32.Qxb5 Nf6
  33. 33.Qa5 Rc6
  34. 34.Bc3 Rxb6
  35. 35.Bd4 Ra6
  36. 36.Qc7 Ne4
  37. 37.Qxb7 Ra2
  38. 38.Qb3 Qg4
  39. 39.h3 Qe2
  40. 40.Rf1 Nxf2
  41. 41.Qxd5 Nxh3+
  42. 42.Kh2 Nf2
  43. 43.Qf3 Qxf3
  44. 44.Bxf3 Ne4+
  45. 45.Kh3 Rf2
  46. 46.Rxf2 Nxf2+
  47. 47.Kg3 Nd3
  48. 48.Be2 Nb4
  49. 49.e4 Nc6
  50. 50.Bb6 Be7
  51. 51.Bb5 Nd8
  52. 52.f5 gxf5
  53. 53.exf5 f6
  54. 54.Bc4+ Kg7
  55. 55.Bd5 Nf7
  56. 56.Be3 Bd6+
  57. 57.Kh4 Be5
  58. 58.Kh5 h6
  59. 59.Bxf7 Kxf7
  60. 60.Bxh6 Bd6
  61. 61.Be3 Bf8
  62. 62.Bh6 Bd6
  63. 63.Be3 Bf8
  64. 64.Bh6 Bd6

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