Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Levon Aronian

Chess.com Classic Losers · 2025 · French, Winawer · 1-0 in 58 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1-0
Event Chess.com Classic Losers
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.1
Date 2025.05.21
Opening French, Winawer (C15)
Moves 58
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/4R3/2P1p3/5r1p/1k5P/6P1/6K1/8 b - - 1 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.Ne2 dxe4
  5. 5.a3 Be7
  6. 6.Nxe4 Nf6
  7. 7.Qd3 Bd7
  8. 8.Nxf6+ Bxf6
  9. 9.Be3 Bc6
  10. 10.O-O-O Nd7
  11. 11.Nf4 Nb6
  12. 12.Nh5 Qe7
  13. 13.Nxf6+ gxf6
  14. 14.Rg1 O-O-O
  15. 15.Be2 Bd5
  16. 16.Qc3 Kb8
  17. 17.g3 h5
  18. 18.h4 Be4
  19. 19.Qc5 Qe8
  20. 20.Bb5 Qg8
  21. 21.Be2 Rd6
  22. 22.Rd2 Rc6
  23. 23.Qb5 Qg6
  24. 24.Bd3 a6
  25. 25.Qb3 Nd5
  26. 26.Re1 Bxd3
  27. 27.Qxd3 Qxd3
  28. 28.Rxd3 b5
  29. 29.Bd2 Kc8
  30. 30.b3 Kd7
  31. 31.Bb4 Nxb4
  32. 32.axb4 Rd6
  33. 33.Kd2 Kc6
  34. 34.Rc3+ Kb7
  35. 35.Ke3 Rg8
  36. 36.Rc5 f5
  37. 37.c3 Rg4
  38. 38.Kf3 Rg8
  39. 39.d5 Kc8
  40. 40.dxe6 fxe6
  41. 41.Rce5 Kd7
  42. 42.c4 bxc4
  43. 43.bxc4 Rg6
  44. 44.Ra1 Rg4
  45. 45.c5 Rd3+
  46. 46.Kg2 Re4
  47. 47.Rxe4 fxe4
  48. 48.Rxa6 e3
  49. 49.fxe3 Rxe3
  50. 50.Ra8 Kc6
  51. 51.Rh8 Re5
  52. 52.Kf3 Kb5
  53. 53.Rb8+ Kc4
  54. 54.c6 Kd3
  55. 55.Rb7 Rf5+
  56. 56.Kg2 Kc4
  57. 57.Rxc7 Kxb4
  58. 58.Re7

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