Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Levon Aronian

Superbet Rapid 2023 · Trompowsky Attack · 1/2-1/2 in 27 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Superbet Rapid 2023
Site Warsaw POL
Round 1.5
Date 2023.05.21
Opening Trompowsky Attack (A45)
Moves 27
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Final Position

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

r7/pp4pB/1kn1bnN1/3p4/2pP1B2/4P3/2P2PPP/1RK5 b - - 12 27

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Bf4 c5
  3. 3.e3 Qb6
  4. 4.Nc3 Qxb2
  5. 5.Nb5 Nd5
  6. 6.Rb1 Qxa2
  7. 7.Ra1 Qb2
  8. 8.Nf3 Nc6
  9. 9.Bc4 Nc3
  10. 10.Nc7+ Kd8
  11. 11.Qc1 Qxc1+
  12. 12.Rxc1 e5
  13. 13.Nxe5 Kxc7
  14. 14.Nxf7+ Kb6
  15. 15.Nxh8 d5
  16. 16.Bd3 Be6
  17. 17.Bxh7 c4
  18. 18.Ng6 Ba3
  19. 19.Ra1 Bb2
  20. 20.Kd2 Bxa1
  21. 21.Rxa1 Ne4+
  22. 22.Kc1 Nf6
  23. 23.Rb1+ Ka6
  24. 24.Ra1+ Kb6
  25. 25.Rb1+ Ka6
  26. 26.Ra1+ Kb6
  27. 27.Rb1+

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