Levon Aronian vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Saint Louis Blitz 2025 · Sicilian, Closed · 1/2-1/2 in 73 moves
The Game
| White | Levon Aronian |
|---|---|
| Black | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave |
| Result | 1/2-1/2 |
| Event | Saint Louis Blitz 2025 |
| Site | Saint Louis USA |
| Round | 7.3 |
| Date | 2025.08.14 |
| Opening | Sicilian, Closed (B23) |
| Moves | 73 |
Final Position
The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2
8/8/2k5/4b3/8/7p/7p/7K w - - 0 74
All The Moves
- 1.e4 c5
- 2.Nc3 d6
- 3.Bb5+ Bd7
- 4.Bxd7+ Qxd7
- 5.Nge2 Nc6
- 6.d4 cxd4
- 7.Nxd4 g6
- 8.Nxc6 bxc6
- 9.Qd4 Nf6
- 10.e5 dxe5
- 11.Qxe5 Bg7
- 12.O-O O-O
- 13.Qe2 Rab8
- 14.Na4 Rfd8
- 15.b3 Nd5
- 16.Rb1 Qf5
- 17.h3 h5
- 18.Rd1 Rd6
- 19.Rd3 Nb4
- 20.Rxd6 exd6
- 21.Ba3 Nxc2
- 22.Bxd6 Nd4
- 23.Qf1 Rd8
- 24.Bc5 Ne2+
- 25.Kh1 Rd2
- 26.Bxa7 Be5
- 27.Be3 Rxa2
- 28.Nc5 Nc3
- 29.Ra1 Rxa1
- 30.Qxa1 Nd5
- 31.Qd1 Nxe3
- 32.fxe3 Qf2
- 33.Qc1 Qg3
- 34.Qg1 Kg7
- 35.Ne4 Qh4
- 36.Nd2 Qb4
- 37.Nc4 Bg3
- 38.Qa1+ Kg8
- 39.Qd1 c5
- 40.Kg1 Qc3
- 41.Kf1 h4
- 42.Ke2 Qf6
- 43.Kd3 Qf5+
- 44.e4 Qf2
- 45.Qe2 Qd4+
- 46.Kc2 Qa1
- 47.Qd2 Qf1
- 48.e5 Kg7
- 49.Qd5 Qe2+
- 50.Kb1 Bf2
- 51.Nd6 Qf1+
- 52.Kc2 Bd4
- 53.Qf3 Qxf3
- 54.gxf3 Bxe5
- 55.Nb7 Bd4
- 56.Kd3 Kf6
- 57.b4 Ke5
- 58.bxc5 Kd5
- 59.Nd8 f6
- 60.Ne6 Be5
- 61.Nf8 g5
- 62.Nd7 Bb2
- 63.Nb6+ Kc6
- 64.Kc4 f5
- 65.Kd3 g4
- 66.fxg4 fxg4
- 67.Ke2 gxh3
- 68.Kf1 Bd4
- 69.Nc4 Kd5
- 70.c6 Kxc6
- 71.Ne5+ Bxe5
- 72.Kg1 h2+
- 73.Kh1 h3
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