Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Levon Aronian

3rd Norway Chess 2015 · Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin · 1-0 in 59 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1-0
Event 3rd Norway Chess 2015
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 1.5
Date 2015.06.16
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin (D38)
Moves 59
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4k3/8/8/4P3/5Q1K/6P1/8/4q3 b - - 6 59

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Bb4
  5. 5.cxd5 exd5
  6. 6.Bg5 h6
  7. 7.Bh4 Nbd7
  8. 8.e3 g5
  9. 9.Bg3 Ne4
  10. 10.Qc2 h5
  11. 11.h3 Bxc3+
  12. 12.bxc3 Nxg3
  13. 13.fxg3 Nb6
  14. 14.Bd3 g4
  15. 15.hxg4 Bxg4
  16. 16.O-O Qe7
  17. 17.Ne5 Be6
  18. 18.Bf5 Nd7
  19. 19.e4 Nxe5
  20. 20.exd5 O-O-O
  21. 21.dxe6 fxe6
  22. 22.Rae1 exf5
  23. 23.Rxe5 Qa3
  24. 24.Rfxf5 Kb8
  25. 25.Rxh5 Rxh5
  26. 26.Rxh5 a6
  27. 27.Kh2 Rf8
  28. 28.Qb3 Qe7
  29. 29.Qd5 Qe2
  30. 30.a4 Qd3
  31. 31.c4 a5
  32. 32.Rh4 Qc3
  33. 33.g4 Qe1
  34. 34.Rh7 Qc1
  35. 35.Qe5 Qxc4
  36. 36.g5 Rg8
  37. 37.Rh8 Qf7
  38. 38.Rxg8+ Qxg8
  39. 39.Qf6 b5
  40. 40.axb5 a4
  41. 41.g6 a3
  42. 42.b6 a2
  43. 43.Qe5 Qd8
  44. 44.bxc7+ Qxc7
  45. 45.g7 Qxe5+
  46. 46.dxe5 a1=Q
  47. 47.g8=Q+ Kc7
  48. 48.Qc4+ Kd8
  49. 49.Qd5+ Ke7
  50. 50.Qd6+ Ke8
  51. 51.Qc6+ Ke7
  52. 52.Qc7+ Ke6
  53. 53.Qd6+ Kf7
  54. 54.Qd7+ Kf8
  55. 55.Qf5+ Ke7
  56. 56.g3 Qc3
  57. 57.Kh3 Ke8
  58. 58.Kh4 Qe1
  59. 59.Qf4

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