Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Levon Aronian

GCT Blitz Paris 2018 · Giuoco Piano · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2018
Site Paris FRA
Round 5.5
Date 2018.06.23
Opening Giuoco Piano (C53)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

2r5/5pk1/3R2p1/5p2/2R2P2/5PKP/8/8 b - - 0 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.c3 Nf6
  5. 5.d3 O-O
  6. 6.O-O d5
  7. 7.exd5 Nxd5
  8. 8.a4 a5
  9. 9.Re1 Bg4
  10. 10.Nbd2 Nb6
  11. 11.Bb5 Bd6
  12. 12.Ne4 Ne7
  13. 13.d4 exd4
  14. 14.Nxd6 cxd6
  15. 15.Qxd4 Bxf3
  16. 16.gxf3 Nc6
  17. 17.Qg4 Qf6
  18. 18.Bg5 Qg6
  19. 19.Be3 Nd5
  20. 20.Qxg6 hxg6
  21. 21.Rad1 Nxe3
  22. 22.Rxe3 Rfd8
  23. 23.f4 Kf8
  24. 24.Kg2 Ne7
  25. 25.Red3 Nf5
  26. 26.Rd5 b6
  27. 27.Be2 Rac8
  28. 28.Rb5 Rc6
  29. 29.Bg4 Rc4
  30. 30.Bxf5 gxf5
  31. 31.Kg3 Rxa4
  32. 32.Rxb6 Ra2
  33. 33.Rd5 g6
  34. 34.c4 Rc8
  35. 35.Rd4 Kg7
  36. 36.h3 Ra4
  37. 37.b3 Ra3
  38. 38.f3 a4
  39. 39.bxa4 Rxa4
  40. 40.Rbxd6 Raxc4
  41. 41.Rxc4

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