Levon Aronian vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Global Chess League Final · 2023 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 80 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Global Chess League Final
Site Dubai UAE
Round 3.1
Date 2023.07.02
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 80
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/8/8/7K/5k2/8 b - - 0 80

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.Bd3 g6
  7. 7.f3 Bg7
  8. 8.Be3 Nbd7
  9. 9.Qd2 h5
  10. 10.a4 b6
  11. 11.O-O Bb7
  12. 12.Rfd1 Qc7
  13. 13.Bf1 Ne5
  14. 14.Rac1 Rc8
  15. 15.Nb3 O-O
  16. 16.Qf2 Ned7
  17. 17.Kh1 Rfd8
  18. 18.Rd2 Nc5
  19. 19.Rcd1 Qb8
  20. 20.Nxc5 dxc5
  21. 21.a5 Rxd2
  22. 22.Rxd2 bxa5
  23. 23.Bxc5 Bf8
  24. 24.Bb6 a4
  25. 25.Bc5 Qe5
  26. 26.Ba3 Qa5
  27. 27.Qe3 e5
  28. 28.Bxf8 Rxf8
  29. 29.Rd6 Kg7
  30. 30.Qb6 Qxb6
  31. 31.Rxb6 Bc8
  32. 32.Nxa4 Rd8
  33. 33.Bd3 a5
  34. 34.Kg1 Bd7
  35. 35.Nc3 a4
  36. 36.Kf2 Rc8
  37. 37.Nb1 Bc6
  38. 38.Rb4 Nd7
  39. 39.Nc3 Nc5
  40. 40.Bc4 Be8
  41. 41.Ke3 f5
  42. 42.Kd2 f4
  43. 43.Bb5 Rd8+
  44. 44.Kc1 Rb8
  45. 45.Rc4 Bxb5
  46. 46.Rxc5 Bf1
  47. 47.g3 fxg3
  48. 48.hxg3 Rf8
  49. 49.Rxe5 Rxf3
  50. 50.Nd5 Rxg3
  51. 51.Re7+ Kh6
  52. 52.e5 Bc4
  53. 53.Nf6 Re3
  54. 54.Kd2 Re2+
  55. 55.Kc3 Ba2
  56. 56.b3 axb3
  57. 57.cxb3 Re3+
  58. 58.Kd4 Rxb3
  59. 59.Rh7+ Kg5
  60. 60.Ne4+ Kh4
  61. 61.Rg7 Rb4+
  62. 62.Ke3 Be6
  63. 63.Nc5 Bf5
  64. 64.e6 Rb8
  65. 65.Kf4 Bxe6
  66. 66.Nxe6 Rb4+
  67. 67.Ke5 Rg4
  68. 68.Nf4 g5
  69. 69.Ne6 Kg3
  70. 70.Nxg5 h4
  71. 71.Ne4+ Kf3
  72. 72.Rf7+ Ke3
  73. 73.Nf2 Rg5+
  74. 74.Ke6 Rg3
  75. 75.Nd1+ Ke2
  76. 76.Nf2 Rf3
  77. 77.Rxf3 Kxf3
  78. 78.Kf5 Kxf2
  79. 79.Kg4 h3
  80. 80.Kxh3

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