Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Levon Aronian

CCT Final RR 2024 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 51 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1-0
Event CCT Final RR 2024
Site Oslo NOR
Round 2.1
Date 2024.12.17
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7R/P2k4/3n4/8/7p/7P/4BK2/r7 b - - 4 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.h3 g6
  7. 7.g4 h6
  8. 8.Bg2 Bg7
  9. 9.O-O O-O
  10. 10.Be3 Nc6
  11. 11.Qd2 h5
  12. 12.g5 Nd7
  13. 13.f4 Nxd4
  14. 14.Bxd4 Bxd4+
  15. 15.Qxd4 b5
  16. 16.e5 dxe5
  17. 17.fxe5 Rb8
  18. 18.Rad1 Qc7
  19. 19.Nd5 Qxe5
  20. 20.Qxe5 Nxe5
  21. 21.Nxe7+ Kg7
  22. 22.Rfe1 Nc4
  23. 23.b3 Na3
  24. 24.c3 Be6
  25. 25.Nc6 Rb6
  26. 26.Nd4 Rc8
  27. 27.Nxe6+ Rxe6
  28. 28.Rxe6 fxe6
  29. 29.Rd7+ Kf8
  30. 30.Rd6 Ke7
  31. 31.Rxa6 Nb1
  32. 32.Be4 Nxc3
  33. 33.Bxg6 Ne2+
  34. 34.Kh2 h4
  35. 35.Be4 Ng3
  36. 36.Bd3 Rc3
  37. 37.Bxb5 Rc2+
  38. 38.Kg1 Rc5
  39. 39.Bc4 Rxg5
  40. 40.Rxe6+ Kd7
  41. 41.Kf2 Nh1+
  42. 42.Kf1 Ng3+
  43. 43.Ke1 Rf5
  44. 44.Rh6 Rf4
  45. 45.a4 Ne4
  46. 46.a5 Nd6
  47. 47.Be2 Rb4
  48. 48.a6 Rxb3
  49. 49.a7 Ra3
  50. 50.Rh8 Ra1+
  51. 51.Kf2

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