Levon Aronian vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Superbet ROM Classic 2025 · Grünfeld, Exchange · 1/2-1/2 in 48 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Superbet ROM Classic 2025
Site Bucharest ROU
Round 3.3
Date 2025.05.09
Opening Grünfeld, Exchange (D85)
Moves 48
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Final Position

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

6rk/7p/p1Q5/4q3/P7/2p4R/6PK/8 w - - 14 49

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.Nf3 c5
  8. 8.Bb5+ Nc6
  9. 9.Rb1 O-O
  10. 10.d5 Ne5
  11. 11.O-O a6
  12. 12.Bd3 e6
  13. 13.Nxe5 Bxe5
  14. 14.c4 Qd6
  15. 15.a4 b5
  16. 16.Bh6 Bxh2+
  17. 17.Kh1 Be5
  18. 18.f4 Bd4
  19. 19.Qf3 Qd8
  20. 20.Bg5 f6
  21. 21.Bh6 b4
  22. 22.Rbd1 f5
  23. 23.Qg3 exd5
  24. 24.cxd5 fxe4
  25. 25.Bxe4 Bf5
  26. 26.Bxf8 Bxe4
  27. 27.Bh6 Qxd5
  28. 28.f5 Bxf5
  29. 29.Rf4 b3
  30. 30.Rdf1 Kh8
  31. 31.Rxd4 Qxd4
  32. 32.Rf4 Qf6
  33. 33.Qxb3 g5
  34. 34.Rxf5 Qxh6+
  35. 35.Kg1 Qg7
  36. 36.Qd5 Rc8
  37. 37.Rxg5 Qa1+
  38. 38.Kh2 Qf6
  39. 39.Qd7 Rd8
  40. 40.Qg4 c4
  41. 41.Rh5 c3
  42. 42.Qe4 Qg7
  43. 43.Qc6 Rg8
  44. 44.Rh3 Qe5+
  45. 45.Kg1 Qe1+
  46. 46.Kh2 Qe5+
  47. 47.Kg1 Qe1+
  48. 48.Kh2 Qe5+

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