Levon Aronian vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Saint Louis Blitz 2024 · Colle System · 1/2-1/2 in 63 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Saint Louis Blitz 2024
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 13.1
Date 2024.08.16
Opening Colle System (D05)
Moves 63
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Final Position

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

8/1k6/8/8/7B/5K2/7b/8 b - - 0 63

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.d4 Nf6
  3. 3.e3 e6
  4. 4.Nbd2 c5
  5. 5.b3 b6
  6. 6.Bb2 Be7
  7. 7.Bb5+ Bd7
  8. 8.Bd3 Nc6
  9. 9.a3 a6
  10. 10.Ne5 b5
  11. 11.dxc5 Bxc5
  12. 12.b4 Bd6
  13. 13.f4 Qb6
  14. 14.Qf3 Qc7
  15. 15.Nxc6 Bxc6
  16. 16.Qg3 Ne4
  17. 17.Bxe4 dxe4
  18. 18.c4 f6
  19. 19.Rc1 O-O
  20. 20.cxb5 axb5
  21. 21.Nxe4 Be7
  22. 22.O-O Rad8
  23. 23.Qg4 Qd7
  24. 24.Rfd1 Qc8
  25. 25.Rxd8 Bxd8
  26. 26.Nd6 Qd7
  27. 27.Rxc6 Be7
  28. 28.Ne8 Rxe8
  29. 29.Qxe6+ Qxe6
  30. 30.Rxe6 Kf7
  31. 31.Rb6 Bd8
  32. 32.Rb7+ Re7
  33. 33.Rxe7+ Kxe7
  34. 34.Kf2 g6
  35. 35.Ke2 f5
  36. 36.Kd3 Kd6
  37. 37.e4 h5
  38. 38.g3 Kc6
  39. 39.Be5 Bb6
  40. 40.Bd4 Bd8
  41. 41.Bc5 Kd7
  42. 42.Kd4 Ke6
  43. 43.Ba7 Be7
  44. 44.e5 g5
  45. 45.Bc5 Bd8
  46. 46.Kc3 gxf4
  47. 47.gxf4 Bh4
  48. 48.a4 Be1+
  49. 49.Kb3 bxa4+
  50. 50.Kxa4 Bd2
  51. 51.b5 Bxf4
  52. 52.Bd6 Be3
  53. 53.Bc7 f4
  54. 54.b6 f3
  55. 55.b7 Ba7
  56. 56.Bb6 Bb8
  57. 57.Kb3 Kxe5
  58. 58.Kc4 Kd6
  59. 59.Kd3 Kc6
  60. 60.Bf2 Kxb7
  61. 61.Ke4 Bxh2
  62. 62.Kxf3 h4
  63. 63.Bxh4

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