Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Levon Aronian

chess.com Speed 2020 · Italian Game · 1-0 in 35 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 2020
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.23
Date 2020.12.02
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 35
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1r1k4/r3n1pp/2PQ4/1q6/5R2/1p6/1P3PPP/4R1K1 b - - 2 35

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.O-O Nf6
  5. 5.d3 d6
  6. 6.c3 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.Bc4 Bxc4
  14. 14.Nxc4 b5
  15. 15.Ne3 Rfe8
  16. 16.Qc2 b4
  17. 17.Rad1 Qb7
  18. 18.Nd5 Nxd5
  19. 19.exd5 b3
  20. 20.axb3 axb3
  21. 21.Qd2 Ne7
  22. 22.c4 Ra2
  23. 23.Qc3 Rb8
  24. 24.d4 f6
  25. 25.dxe5 dxe5
  26. 26.d6 cxd6
  27. 27.Rxd6 Kf7
  28. 28.c5 Qb4
  29. 29.Nxe5+ fxe5
  30. 30.Qxe5 Ra7
  31. 31.Rd4 Qb5
  32. 32.Qe6+ Kf8
  33. 33.Rf4+ Ke8
  34. 34.c6 Kd8
  35. 35.Qd6+

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