Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Levon Aronian

FIDE World Cup 2019 · Italian Game · 1/2-1/2 in 31 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE World Cup 2019
Site Khanty-Mansiysk RUS
Round 5.2
Date 2019.09.24
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 31
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Final Position

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

8/pp3p2/1bp2k1p/5p2/5P2/1BP2K1P/PP3P2/8 b - - 1 31

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 d5
  7. 7.exd5 Nxd5
  8. 8.Re1 Bg4
  9. 9.Nbd2 Nb6
  10. 10.h3 Bh5
  11. 11.Bb3 Qxd3
  12. 12.Nxe5 Qf5
  13. 13.Nef3 Rad8
  14. 14.Qe2 Nd5
  15. 15.Ne4 Bxf3
  16. 16.Qxf3 Qxf3
  17. 17.gxf3 Bb6
  18. 18.Kf1 Nde7
  19. 19.Bg5 h6
  20. 20.Bxe7 Nxe7
  21. 21.Nf6+ gxf6
  22. 22.Rxe7 Rd2
  23. 23.Re2 Rfd8
  24. 24.Rae1 Kf8
  25. 25.Rxd2 Rxd2
  26. 26.Re2 Rxe2
  27. 27.Kxe2 Ke7
  28. 28.f4 f5
  29. 29.Kf3 Kf6
  30. 30.Bd5 c6
  31. 31.Bb3

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