Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Levon Aronian

chess.com Speed 2020 · Italian Game · 1/2-1/2 in 60 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 2.13
Date 2020.12.02
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 60
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Final Position

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

4b3/4k3/8/8/2K5/8/8/8 w - - 0 61

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.d4 Ne7
  14. 14.Bd3 Ng6
  15. 15.Bc2 h6
  16. 16.Nf5 Rfd8
  17. 17.Qd2 b5
  18. 18.Rad1 Bxa2
  19. 19.Nxh6+ gxh6
  20. 20.Qxh6 c5
  21. 21.dxe5 dxe5
  22. 22.Nxe5 Rxd1
  23. 23.Rxd1 Nxe5
  24. 24.Qxf6 Ng6
  25. 25.h4 Qe7
  26. 26.Qc6 Rd8
  27. 27.Rxd8+ Qxd8
  28. 28.h5 Nf4
  29. 29.Qxc5 Ne2+
  30. 30.Kf1 Bc4
  31. 31.Ke1 Nf4
  32. 32.f3 Nxg2+
  33. 33.Kf2 Nf4
  34. 34.Qf5 Qd2+
  35. 35.Kg3 Ne2+
  36. 36.Kh4 Qe1+
  37. 37.Kg5 Qg3+
  38. 38.Kf6 Qd6+
  39. 39.Kg5 Qg3+
  40. 40.Kf6 Qh4+
  41. 41.Qg5+ Qxg5+
  42. 42.Kxg5 Nxc3
  43. 43.bxc3 a3
  44. 44.Bb1 a2
  45. 45.Bxa2 Bxa2
  46. 46.f4 Bb1
  47. 47.e5 Ba2
  48. 48.f5 Kg7
  49. 49.h6+ Kh7
  50. 50.Kh5 Bc4
  51. 51.Kg5 Bb3
  52. 52.Kf6 Kxh6
  53. 53.e6 fxe6
  54. 54.fxe6 Bd1
  55. 55.e7 Bh5
  56. 56.Ke6 Be8
  57. 57.Kd6 Kg6
  58. 58.Kc5 Kf6
  59. 59.c4 bxc4
  60. 60.Kxc4 Kxe7

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