Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Levon Aronian

Superbet POL Blitz 2025 · French Defense · 1-0 in 38 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1-0
Event Superbet POL Blitz 2025
Site Warsaw POL
Round 7.4
Date 2025.04.29
Opening French Defense (C00)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/5bp1/5p1p/2N5/1r2P3/3B3P/5KP1/1R6 b - - 7 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.c4 d5
  3. 3.cxd5 exd5
  4. 4.exd5 Nf6
  5. 5.Bb5+ Nbd7
  6. 6.Nc3 Be7
  7. 7.d4 O-O
  8. 8.Nf3 Nb6
  9. 9.h3 Nbxd5
  10. 10.O-O Be6
  11. 11.Re1 c5
  12. 12.Bg5 a6
  13. 13.Bf1 Rc8
  14. 14.Rc1 h6
  15. 15.Bh4 Nxc3
  16. 16.bxc3 Re8
  17. 17.a4 Bd5
  18. 18.dxc5 Rxc5
  19. 19.Nd4 Ne4
  20. 20.Bxe7 Rxe7
  21. 21.c4 Rec7
  22. 22.Nb3 Qf6
  23. 23.f3 Qb6
  24. 24.fxe4 Rxc4+
  25. 25.Kh1 Rxc1
  26. 26.Nxc1 Be6
  27. 27.Qd8+ Kh7
  28. 28.Nd3 Qa5
  29. 29.Rc1 Rc5
  30. 30.Qxa5 Rxa5
  31. 31.Nc5 Ba2
  32. 32.Nxb7 Rxa4
  33. 33.Nc5 Rd4
  34. 34.Bxa6 f6
  35. 35.Kg1 Bf7
  36. 36.Bd3 Kg8
  37. 37.Kf2 Rb4
  38. 38.Rb1

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