Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Levon Aronian

FIDE World Cup 2019 · Italian Game · 1-0 in 53 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1-0
Event FIDE World Cup 2019
Site Khanty-Mansiysk RUS
Round 5.4
Date 2019.09.25
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/4kpp1/5P2/6K1/5P2/7P/8/8 b - - 0 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.c3 a6
  6. 6.O-O d6
  7. 7.a4 O-O
  8. 8.Re1 Ba7
  9. 9.h3 h6
  10. 10.Nbd2 Re8
  11. 11.b4 Be6
  12. 12.Bxe6 Rxe6
  13. 13.Nf1 Qd7
  14. 14.Be3 Bxe3
  15. 15.Nxe3 d5
  16. 16.b5 Ne7
  17. 17.c4 d4
  18. 18.Nf5 Re8
  19. 19.N3h4 Ng6
  20. 20.g3 Nxh4
  21. 21.Nxh4 Qe7
  22. 22.Qc1 Nd7
  23. 23.Qa3 Nc5
  24. 24.f4 exf4
  25. 25.Nf5 Qf8
  26. 26.gxf4 Rf6
  27. 27.Rf1 Rxf5
  28. 28.exf5 Re3
  29. 29.Rae1 Qe7
  30. 30.Rxe3 Qxe3+
  31. 31.Kh2 Qe2+
  32. 32.Kg1 Nxd3
  33. 33.bxa6 bxa6
  34. 34.Qb3 Qe3+
  35. 35.Kh2 Qd2+
  36. 36.Kg1 Qe3+
  37. 37.Kh2 h5
  38. 38.Qd1 h4
  39. 39.Rf3 Nb2
  40. 40.Rxe3 Nxd1
  41. 41.Rd3 Nb2
  42. 42.Rxd4 c5
  43. 43.Rd5 Nxa4
  44. 44.Kg2 Kf8
  45. 45.Kf3 Ke7
  46. 46.Kg4 Nb6
  47. 47.Rxc5 Kd6
  48. 48.Ra5 Nxc4
  49. 49.Rxa6+ Ke7
  50. 50.Kxh4 Nd6
  51. 51.Rxd6 Kxd6
  52. 52.Kg5 Ke7
  53. 53.f6+

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