Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Levon Aronian

12th Sinquefield Cup · 2025 · French, Classical · 1/2-1/2 in 73 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 12th Sinquefield Cup
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 3.4
Date 2025.08.20
Opening French, Classical (C11)
Moves 73
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Final Position

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

8/8/2k5/8/1B6/3K4/8/8 w - - 0 74

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.e5 Nfd7
  5. 5.f4 c5
  6. 6.Nf3 Nc6
  7. 7.Be3 cxd4
  8. 8.Nxd4 Qb6
  9. 9.Qd2 Qxb2
  10. 10.Rb1 Qa3
  11. 11.Bb5 Nxd4
  12. 12.Bxd4 a6
  13. 13.Bxd7+ Bxd7
  14. 14.Rb3 Qe7
  15. 15.Rxb7 Qd8
  16. 16.O-O Qc8
  17. 17.Rb3 Qc4
  18. 18.Nd1 Bc5
  19. 19.c3 Be7
  20. 20.Ne3 Qc8
  21. 21.f5 exf5
  22. 22.Nxd5 Bd8
  23. 23.e6 fxe6
  24. 24.Bxg7 Rg8
  25. 25.Nf6+ Bxf6
  26. 26.Bxf6 Bc6
  27. 27.g3 Rg6
  28. 28.Be5 Bb5
  29. 29.Re1 Qc5+
  30. 30.Bd4 Rd8
  31. 31.Qf4 Qd5
  32. 32.Re5 Qc4
  33. 33.Rb2 Rd5
  34. 34.Rxd5 Qxd5
  35. 35.Qb8+ Qd8
  36. 36.Qe5 Qg5
  37. 37.Rb1 f4
  38. 38.Qb8+ Ke7
  39. 39.Qc7+ Ke8
  40. 40.Qb8+ Ke7
  41. 41.Qc7+ Ke8
  42. 42.c4 fxg3
  43. 43.Qc8+ Qd8
  44. 44.Qxd8+ Kxd8
  45. 45.cxb5 gxh2+
  46. 46.Kxh2 axb5
  47. 47.Rxb5 Rg4
  48. 48.Bb2 Kc7
  49. 49.Kh3 Re4
  50. 50.Kg3 Kc6
  51. 51.Ra5 h5
  52. 52.Kf3 Rc4
  53. 53.Bf6 Rc5
  54. 54.Ra6+ Kb7
  55. 55.Rxe6 Ra5
  56. 56.Bd4 Rxa2
  57. 57.Rb6+ Kc7
  58. 58.Ke4 Ra5
  59. 59.Rh6 Kb7
  60. 60.Kd3 Ra6
  61. 61.Rxh5 Kc6
  62. 62.Ke4 Ra4
  63. 63.Rh6+ Kb5
  64. 64.Kd5 Rb4
  65. 65.Rh8 Rb3
  66. 66.Ra8 Rb4
  67. 67.Bc3 Rb3
  68. 68.Rb8+ Ka4
  69. 69.Rc8 Kb5
  70. 70.Rc6 Ka4
  71. 71.Kc4 Rb4+
  72. 72.Kd3 Kb5
  73. 73.Bxb4 Kxc6

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