Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Levon Aronian

chess.com Speed 2020 · Italian Game · 0-1 in 29 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Levon Aronian
Result 0-1
Event chess.com Speed 2020
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.33
Date 2020.12.02
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 29
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/2p1npk1/1p1p2p1/4p2p/1PP1P1NP/2Pq2P1/5P2/5NK1 w - - 0 30

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.O-O 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.Qc2 Ne7
  14. 14.Bc4 Bxc4
  15. 15.dxc4 Qc5
  16. 16.b4 axb3
  17. 17.axb3 Qc6
  18. 18.Nd2 g6
  19. 19.g3 Kg7
  20. 20.Qd3 h5
  21. 21.h4 Ra6
  22. 22.b4 Rfa8
  23. 23.Nc2 Rxa1
  24. 24.Rxa1 Rxa1+
  25. 25.Nxa1 Qa4
  26. 26.Nc2 b6
  27. 27.Ne3 Ng4
  28. 28.Nxg4 Qd1+
  29. 29.Nf1 Qxd3

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