Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Levon Aronian

10th London Classic 2018 · French, Advance · 1-0 in 66 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1-0
Event 10th London Classic 2018
Site London ENG
Round 1.8
Date 2018.12.13
Opening French, Advance (C02)
Moves 66
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3n4/5N2/1P3p2/2K1kP2/8/8/8/8 b - - 6 66

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.e5 c5
  4. 4.c3 Bd7
  5. 5.Nf3 Qb6
  6. 6.a3 Bb5
  7. 7.dxc5 Bxc5
  8. 8.Bxb5+ Qxb5
  9. 9.b4 Bb6
  10. 10.a4 Qc4
  11. 11.a5 Qe4+
  12. 12.Qe2 Qxe2+
  13. 13.Kxe2 Bc7
  14. 14.c4 Ne7
  15. 15.Bg5 Nbc6
  16. 16.Bxe7 Kxe7
  17. 17.cxd5 exd5
  18. 18.Nc3 Rhd8
  19. 19.Rhd1 d4
  20. 20.Nb5 Bxe5
  21. 21.Nxe5 Nxe5
  22. 22.Nxd4 Rac8
  23. 23.a6 bxa6
  24. 24.Rxa6 Ke8
  25. 25.Ra5 f6
  26. 26.f4 Ng6
  27. 27.g3 Rd7
  28. 28.Nf5 Rc2+
  29. 29.Ke1 Rdc7
  30. 30.Rd2 Rc1+
  31. 31.Ke2 Ne7
  32. 32.Nd6+ Kf8
  33. 33.Nb5 Rc8
  34. 34.Rxa7 Nc6
  35. 35.Rb7 Re8+
  36. 36.Kf3 Nd8
  37. 37.Rc7 Rf1+
  38. 38.Kg2 Rb1
  39. 39.Nd6 Re7
  40. 40.Rxe7 Kxe7
  41. 41.Nf5+ Ke8
  42. 42.Nxg7+ Ke7
  43. 43.Nf5+ Ke8
  44. 44.Re2+ Kf8
  45. 45.Nd6 Nc6
  46. 46.b5 Nd4
  47. 47.Re8+ Kg7
  48. 48.Re7+ Kg6
  49. 49.g4 Rb2+
  50. 50.Kf1 h5
  51. 51.h3 Nf3
  52. 52.Nf5 hxg4
  53. 53.hxg4 Nh2+
  54. 54.Ke1 Nxg4
  55. 55.Nd6 Nh2
  56. 56.Re2 Rb1+
  57. 57.Kd2 Nf3+
  58. 58.Kc3 Kh5
  59. 59.Rb2 Rxb2
  60. 60.Kxb2 Kg4
  61. 61.b6 Nd4
  62. 62.Kc3 Nc6
  63. 63.f5 Kf4
  64. 64.Kc4 Ke5
  65. 65.Kc5 Nd8
  66. 66.Nf7+

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