Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Levon Aronian

Julius Baer Gen Cup D1 W · 2024 · French, Classical · 1-0 in 51 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1-0
Event Julius Baer Gen Cup D1 W
Site chess.com INT
Round 1.1
Date 2024.09.27
Opening French, Classical (C11)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/1k5P/1p4p1/3PB3/4P2R/6PK/4q3 b - - 0 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.e5 Nfd7
  5. 5.Nce2 c5
  6. 6.c3 Nc6
  7. 7.Nf3 Be7
  8. 8.h4 Qa5
  9. 9.a3 cxd4
  10. 10.b4 Qb6
  11. 11.cxd4 f6
  12. 12.Nf4 fxe5
  13. 13.Nxe6 Bf6
  14. 14.Be3 e4
  15. 15.Nfg5 Nf8
  16. 16.Nf4 Ne7
  17. 17.Rc1 h6
  18. 18.Ngh3 Be6
  19. 19.Be2 Nfg6
  20. 20.Nxe6 Qxe6
  21. 21.h5 Nh4
  22. 22.Nf4 Qd6
  23. 23.Bb5+ Kf7
  24. 24.Qg4 Nhf5
  25. 25.Nxd5 Rhc8
  26. 26.Rxc8 Nxe3
  27. 27.Be8+ Kf8
  28. 28.Rxa8 Nxg4
  29. 29.Bg6+ Nc8
  30. 30.Rxc8+ Bd8
  31. 31.Ne3 Nxe3
  32. 32.fxe3 Qg3+
  33. 33.Kf1 Ke7
  34. 34.Rh3 Qg4
  35. 35.Rc1 Kd6
  36. 36.Kg1 Bg5
  37. 37.Kh1 b5
  38. 38.Re1 Bh4
  39. 39.Ra1 Bf2
  40. 40.Kh2 a6
  41. 41.Ra2 Bh4
  42. 42.a4 Bg5
  43. 43.axb5 axb5
  44. 44.Rf2 Kc7
  45. 45.Bf5 Qd1
  46. 46.Bxe4 Qe1
  47. 47.Rff3 Qxb4
  48. 48.Rf7+ Kb6
  49. 49.Rxg7 Qe1
  50. 50.Rxg5 hxg5
  51. 51.h6

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