Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Levon Aronian

chess.com Speed 2020 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 49 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 2.17
Date 2020.12.02
Opening English Opening (A18)
Moves 49
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Final Position

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

8/2p5/1p6/3B4/n1P2p2/2PK1Pk1/8/8 b - - 13 49

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 b6
  8. 8.d4 Bb7
  9. 9.Bd3 Bxf3
  10. 10.Qxf3 Qxf3
  11. 11.gxf3 Nd7
  12. 12.Ke2 Bd6
  13. 13.Be4 Rd8
  14. 14.Bg5 f6
  15. 15.Be3 f5
  16. 16.Bc6 f4
  17. 17.Bc1 Kf7
  18. 18.a4 e5
  19. 19.Rd1 g5
  20. 20.a5 Nf6
  21. 21.axb6 axb6
  22. 22.Ra7 Kg6
  23. 23.h3 h5
  24. 24.Rg1 Kh6
  25. 25.Bb2 Rh7
  26. 26.Rd1 Re7
  27. 27.Kf1 Rg8
  28. 28.Ra8 Rxa8
  29. 29.Bxa8 g4
  30. 30.hxg4 hxg4
  31. 31.Bc1 Kg5
  32. 32.dxe5 Bxe5
  33. 33.Rd3 Rd7
  34. 34.Rxd7 Nxd7
  35. 35.fxg4 Kxg4
  36. 36.Bd2 Nc5
  37. 37.Ke2 Nb3
  38. 38.Be1 Nc5
  39. 39.Bc6 Bf6
  40. 40.f3+ Kh3
  41. 41.Kd2 Bh4
  42. 42.Bxh4 Kxh4
  43. 43.Ke2 Kg3
  44. 44.Bd5 Na4
  45. 45.Kd3 Nb2+
  46. 46.Kc2 Na4
  47. 47.Kd3 Nb2+
  48. 48.Kc2 Na4
  49. 49.Kd3

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