Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Levon Aronian

GCT Rapid Paris 2018 · English Opening · 1-0 in 61 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1-0
Event GCT Rapid Paris 2018
Site Paris FRA
Round 9.1
Date 2018.06.22
Opening English Opening (A28)
Moves 61
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

R7/3k2P1/3B4/1pK5/8/8/8/6r1 b - - 4 61

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 e5
  3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4.e3 Bb4
  5. 5.Qc2 Bxc3
  6. 6.Qxc3 Qe7
  7. 7.Be2 d5
  8. 8.d4 exd4
  9. 9.Nxd4 Nxd4
  10. 10.Qxd4 c5
  11. 11.Qh4 dxc4
  12. 12.Bxc4 Be6
  13. 13.Bb5+ Bd7
  14. 14.Bd3 Ng4
  15. 15.Qxe7+ Kxe7
  16. 16.Bd2 Ne5
  17. 17.Be2 a5
  18. 18.Bc3 f6
  19. 19.f4 Nf7
  20. 20.O-O-O b6
  21. 21.g4 Be6
  22. 22.a3 Rad8
  23. 23.g5 Rxd1+
  24. 24.Rxd1 Rg8
  25. 25.h4 h6
  26. 26.Rg1 hxg5
  27. 27.fxg5 fxg5
  28. 28.hxg5 Nd6
  29. 29.g6 Nf5
  30. 30.Kd2 Rh8
  31. 31.Be5 Rd8+
  32. 32.Ke1 Nxe3
  33. 33.Bxg7 Nc2+
  34. 34.Kf2 Nd4
  35. 35.Bh5 Rd5
  36. 36.Bd1 Rf5+
  37. 37.Ke3 Rd5
  38. 38.Bh8 b5
  39. 39.b4 axb4
  40. 40.axb4 Nf5+
  41. 41.Kf4 Nd6
  42. 42.Bg4 Bxg4
  43. 43.Kxg4 Ne8
  44. 44.Re1+ Kd7
  45. 45.bxc5 Rxc5
  46. 46.Be5 Rc2
  47. 47.Kf3 Rc6
  48. 48.Rg1 Nf6
  49. 49.g7 Ng8
  50. 50.Ke4 Rc8
  51. 51.Rf1 Re8
  52. 52.Rf7+ Ke6
  53. 53.Rf8 Kd7
  54. 54.Kd5 Rc8
  55. 55.Bd6 Re8
  56. 56.Rf7+ Kd8
  57. 57.Ra7 Re1
  58. 58.Ra8+ Kd7
  59. 59.Rxg8 Rd1+
  60. 60.Kc5 Rg1
  61. 61.Ra8

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