Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Levon Aronian

Opera Euro Rapid KO 2021 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 53 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Opera Euro Rapid KO 2021
Site chess24.com INT
Round 1.11
Date 2021.02.09
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E39)
Moves 53
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Final Position

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

2B5/b7/P7/5p2/4k2p/4p2P/4K3/8 w - - 13 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.Qc2 c5
  5. 5.dxc5 O-O
  6. 6.a3 Bxc5
  7. 7.Nf3 Nc6
  8. 8.e3 b6
  9. 9.b4 Be7
  10. 10.Bb2 Bb7
  11. 11.Rd1 Rc8
  12. 12.Be2 a5
  13. 13.b5 Nb8
  14. 14.e4 Qc7
  15. 15.e5 Ne8
  16. 16.O-O Bxf3
  17. 17.Bxf3 d6
  18. 18.Na4 dxe5
  19. 19.Rfe1 Qxc4
  20. 20.Qxc4 Rxc4
  21. 21.Nxb6 Rc2
  22. 22.Re2 Rxe2
  23. 23.Bxe2 e4
  24. 24.Nc4 a4
  25. 25.Nb6 Nf6
  26. 26.Nxa4 Nbd7
  27. 27.b6 Rb8
  28. 28.Bb5 Nxb6
  29. 29.Be5 Rd8
  30. 30.Rxd8+ Bxd8
  31. 31.Nxb6 Bxb6
  32. 32.Bxf6 gxf6
  33. 33.Kf1 f5
  34. 34.f3 h5
  35. 35.Bc6 exf3
  36. 36.gxf3 Kf8
  37. 37.a4 Ke7
  38. 38.Bb5 e5
  39. 39.Bd3 Kf6
  40. 40.Bc4 e4
  41. 41.Bd5 e3
  42. 42.f4 Bc7
  43. 43.Ke2 Bxf4
  44. 44.h3 Ke5
  45. 45.Bxf7 h4
  46. 46.a5 Kd4
  47. 47.a6 Bb8
  48. 48.Be6 Ke4
  49. 49.Bc8 Ba7
  50. 50.Bb7+ Kf4
  51. 51.Bc8 Ke4
  52. 52.Bb7+ Kf4
  53. 53.Bc8 Ke4

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