Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Levon Aronian

chess.com Speed 2020 · Italian Game · 1-0 in 36 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 2020
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.37
Date 2020.12.02
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 36
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3rRn2/5kp1/7p/1p1N4/p2P4/r5PP/2Q2P2/3R2K1 b - - 0 36

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.Qc2 Ne7
  14. 14.Bc4 Bxc4
  15. 15.Nxc4 b5
  16. 16.Ne3 c5
  17. 17.Rad1 Rac8
  18. 18.g3 Rfd8
  19. 19.Qe2 Ng6
  20. 20.h3 Qd7
  21. 21.Kh2 Qe6
  22. 22.a3 h6
  23. 23.Kg2 d5
  24. 24.exd5 Nxd5
  25. 25.Nxd5 Qxd5
  26. 26.Kg1 f6
  27. 27.d4 exd4
  28. 28.cxd4 c4
  29. 29.Nh2 c3
  30. 30.bxc3 Rxc3
  31. 31.Ng4 Rxa3
  32. 32.Qc2 Nf8
  33. 33.Re7 Rd7
  34. 34.Re8 Rd8
  35. 35.Nxf6+ Kf7
  36. 36.Nxd5

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