Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Levon Aronian

Saint Louis Rapid 2019 · Italian Game · 0-1 in 45 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Levon Aronian
Result 0-1
Event Saint Louis Rapid 2019
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 1.3
Date 2019.08.10
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 45
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/bp5p/p3kp2/P5p1/1BN3P1/3n1K1P/8/8 w - - 4 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.c3 O-O
  6. 6.O-O d6
  7. 7.Re1 a6
  8. 8.a4 Ba7
  9. 9.h3 Kh8
  10. 10.d4 Ng8
  11. 11.dxe5 Nxe5
  12. 12.Nxe5 dxe5
  13. 13.Qxd8 Rxd8
  14. 14.Nd2 g6
  15. 15.Nf3 f6
  16. 16.b3 Bd7
  17. 17.Ba3 Bc6
  18. 18.g4 g5
  19. 19.Kg2 Kg7
  20. 20.a5 Nh6
  21. 21.Kg3 Nf7
  22. 22.Rad1 Rxd1
  23. 23.Rxd1 Rd8
  24. 24.Rxd8 Nxd8
  25. 25.Be7 Nf7
  26. 26.Nd2 Nh8
  27. 27.Bd8 Bb8
  28. 28.Bd5 Ng6
  29. 29.Nc4 Bxd5
  30. 30.exd5 Nf4
  31. 31.Ne3 Ne2+
  32. 32.Kf3 Nxc3
  33. 33.Be7 Ba7
  34. 34.d6 cxd6
  35. 35.Nf5+ Kf7
  36. 36.Bxd6 e4+
  37. 37.Kg2 Ke6
  38. 38.Ba3 Nd5
  39. 39.Nd6 e3
  40. 40.fxe3 Nxe3+
  41. 41.Kf3 Nc2
  42. 42.Nc4 Nd4+
  43. 43.Ke4 Nxb3
  44. 44.Bb4 Nc5+
  45. 45.Kf3 Nd3

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