Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Levon Aronian

World Blitz 2015 · King's Indian Attack · 1-0 in 50 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1-0
Event World Blitz 2015
Site Berlin GER
Round 10.2
Date 2015.10.13
Opening King's Indian Attack (A07)
Moves 50
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/7p/1k6/1P2KP1n/8/4N2P/8/8 b - - 0 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.g3 Nf6
  3. 3.Bg2 e6
  4. 4.O-O Be7
  5. 5.d3 O-O
  6. 6.Nbd2 Nc6
  7. 7.e4 dxe4
  8. 8.Nxe4 Nxe4
  9. 9.dxe4 Qxd1
  10. 10.Rxd1 e5
  11. 11.c3 f6
  12. 12.Bf1 Be6
  13. 13.Be3 Rfd8
  14. 14.Nd2 Kf7
  15. 15.f3 a6
  16. 16.Kf2 Rd7
  17. 17.Nb3 Rxd1
  18. 18.Rxd1 Rd8
  19. 19.Rxd8 Nxd8
  20. 20.Ke1 Ke8
  21. 21.Kd2 Kd7
  22. 22.Kc2 Ke8
  23. 23.Nc5 Bc8
  24. 24.Bc4 a5
  25. 25.b4 b6
  26. 26.Nd3 axb4
  27. 27.cxb4 Be6
  28. 28.Bxe6 Nxe6
  29. 29.a4 Kd7
  30. 30.Kc3 Nd8
  31. 31.Kc4 Kc6
  32. 32.a5 Kb7
  33. 33.axb6 cxb6
  34. 34.Kd5 Kc7
  35. 35.b5 Ba3
  36. 36.f4 exf4
  37. 37.gxf4 Nf7
  38. 38.e5 Nh6
  39. 39.exf6 gxf6
  40. 40.Bd4 f5
  41. 41.Ke6 Ng4
  42. 42.h3 Nh2
  43. 43.Ne5 Nf1
  44. 44.Nc4 Bc1
  45. 45.Bxb6+ Kb7
  46. 46.Kxf5 Ng3+
  47. 47.Ke5 Nh5
  48. 48.Be3 Bxe3
  49. 49.Nxe3 Kb6
  50. 50.f5

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