Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Levon Aronian

Airthings Masters Prelim · 2020 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 57 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Airthings Masters Prelim
Site chess24.com INT
Round 6.1
Date 2020.12.27
Opening English Opening (A18)
Moves 57
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Final Position

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

3R4/8/8/8/3k1nB1/P7/r7/5K2 b - - 14 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 e6
  3. 3.e4 d5
  4. 4.e5 d4
  5. 5.exf6 dxc3
  6. 6.bxc3 Qxf6
  7. 7.Nf3 Nc6
  8. 8.d4 e5
  9. 9.Bg5 Qg6
  10. 10.d5 Nb8
  11. 11.h4 h6
  12. 12.h5 Qa6
  13. 13.Be3 Nd7
  14. 14.Bd3 Ba3
  15. 15.O-O Qd6
  16. 16.Nh4 O-O
  17. 17.Nf5 Qf6
  18. 18.Bc2 Re8
  19. 19.g4 Bc5
  20. 20.Qf3 e4
  21. 21.Bxe4 Ne5
  22. 22.Qf4 Bxe3
  23. 23.fxe3 Qg5
  24. 24.Qxg5 hxg5
  25. 25.d6 Bxf5
  26. 26.Rxf5 c6
  27. 27.c5 Nxg4
  28. 28.Bf3 Nh6
  29. 29.Rxg5 Rxe3
  30. 30.Kf2 Rxc3
  31. 31.Rb1 b6
  32. 32.Bxc6 Rd8
  33. 33.d7 f6
  34. 34.Re1 Rc2+
  35. 35.Kf1 Rxd7
  36. 36.Bxd7 fxg5
  37. 37.c6 Kf7
  38. 38.Re3 g4
  39. 39.Ra3 a5
  40. 40.Rb3 Ke7
  41. 41.a3 Kd6
  42. 42.Rxb6 Nf7
  43. 43.Bxg4 Rxc6
  44. 44.Rb7 Rc7
  45. 45.Rb3 Ne5
  46. 46.Be2 g6
  47. 47.Rb6+ Kc5
  48. 48.Rb5+ Kd4
  49. 49.hxg6 Nxg6
  50. 50.Rxa5 Nf4
  51. 51.Bg4 Rc2
  52. 52.Ra8 Ra2
  53. 53.Rd8+ Ke3
  54. 54.Re8+ Kd4
  55. 55.Rd8+ Ke3
  56. 56.Re8+ Kd4
  57. 57.Rd8+

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