Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Levon Aronian

chess.com Speed 2020 · Italian Game · 1/2-1/2 in 65 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 2.11
Date 2020.12.02
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 65
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Final Position

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

8/5k2/6p1/6P1/5K1P/8/8/8 w - - 19 66

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.O-O Nf6
  5. 5.d3 O-O
  6. 6.c3 d6
  7. 7.Re1 a5
  8. 8.Nbd2 Be6
  9. 9.Bb5 Qb8
  10. 10.Nf1 Qa7
  11. 11.Be3 Bxe3
  12. 12.Nxe3 Ne7
  13. 13.Ba4 Ng6
  14. 14.Bb3 Rfe8
  15. 15.g3 a4
  16. 16.Bxe6 Rxe6
  17. 17.b4 axb3
  18. 18.axb3 Qb8
  19. 19.b4 c6
  20. 20.Qb3 Re8
  21. 21.Rxa8 Qxa8
  22. 22.b5 h6
  23. 23.Nf5 Rd8
  24. 24.Rb1 d5
  25. 25.Nd2 Qc8
  26. 26.bxc6 bxc6
  27. 27.Qb7 Qxb7
  28. 28.Rxb7 dxe4
  29. 29.Nxe4 Ne8
  30. 30.Rc7 Nf8
  31. 31.Rxc6 Ne6
  32. 32.Nc5 N8c7
  33. 33.d4 exd4
  34. 34.cxd4 Nxc5
  35. 35.dxc5 Ne6
  36. 36.Rd6 Ra8
  37. 37.c6 Kf8
  38. 38.Rd7 Rc8
  39. 39.Rxf7+ Kxf7
  40. 40.Nd6+ Ke7
  41. 41.Nxc8+ Kd8
  42. 42.Nd6 Kc7
  43. 43.Nf5 Kxc6
  44. 44.f4 Kd5
  45. 45.Kf2 Ke4
  46. 46.Nd6+ Kd5
  47. 47.Ne8 Ke4
  48. 48.h4 h5
  49. 49.Nd6+ Kd5
  50. 50.Nf7 Ke4
  51. 51.Ng5+ Nxg5
  52. 52.fxg5 Kf5
  53. 53.Kf3 g6
  54. 54.g4+ hxg4+
  55. 55.Kg3 Ke6
  56. 56.Kxg4 Kf7
  57. 57.Kf3 Ke6
  58. 58.Kf4 Kf7
  59. 59.Ke5 Ke7
  60. 60.Kf4 Kf7
  61. 61.Ke4 Ke6
  62. 62.Ke3 Ke5
  63. 63.Kf3 Kf5
  64. 64.Kg3 Ke6
  65. 65.Kf4 Kf7

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