Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Levon Aronian

chess.com Speed 2020 · Giuoco Piano · 1/2-1/2 in 36 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com Speed 2020
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.25
Date 2020.12.02
Opening Giuoco Piano (C53)
Moves 36
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Final Position

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

4r1k1/5p2/6p1/1p5p/1P5P/5qP1/5P2/Q3R1K1 b - - 1 36

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.c3 Nf6
  5. 5.d3 d6
  6. 6.O-O O-O
  7. 7.Re1 a5
  8. 8.Nbd2 Be6
  9. 9.Bb5 Qb8
  10. 10.Nf1 Qa7
  11. 11.Be3 Bxe3
  12. 12.Nxe3 a4
  13. 13.Qc2 Ne7
  14. 14.Bc4 Bxc4
  15. 15.Nxc4 b5
  16. 16.Ne3 c5
  17. 17.Rad1 Rac8
  18. 18.g3 g6
  19. 19.Qd2 Kg7
  20. 20.d4 cxd4
  21. 21.cxd4 Nxe4
  22. 22.Qd3 Qb7
  23. 23.dxe5 dxe5
  24. 24.Nxe5 Nf6
  25. 25.N5g4 Nxg4
  26. 26.Nxg4 Nf5
  27. 27.Ne3 Nxe3
  28. 28.Rxe3 Rfe8
  29. 29.Qd4+ Kg8
  30. 30.Rxe8+ Rxe8
  31. 31.b3 axb3
  32. 32.axb3 Qf3
  33. 33.b4 Re4
  34. 34.Qa1 Re8
  35. 35.h4 h5
  36. 36.Re1

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