Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Levon Aronian

73rd Tata Steel GMA · 2011 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 21 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 73rd Tata Steel GMA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 3
Date 2011.01.17
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 21
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Final Position

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

4r1k1/1p3pp1/p1b2nnp/8/2R1P3/2N1B2P/PP3KP1/3B4 w - - 1 22

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 dxc4
  5. 5.e4 Bb4
  6. 6.Bg5 c5
  7. 7.dxc5 Qxd1+
  8. 8.Rxd1 Nbd7
  9. 9.Rd4 h6
  10. 10.Bd2 Bxc5
  11. 11.Rxc4 e5
  12. 12.Nxe5 Bxf2+
  13. 13.Kxf2 Nxe5
  14. 14.Rc5 O-O
  15. 15.h3 Rd8
  16. 16.Bf4 Ng6
  17. 17.Be3 Bd7
  18. 18.Be2 Bc6
  19. 19.Rc4 a6
  20. 20.Rd1 Rxd1
  21. 21.Bxd1 Re8

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