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Vachier Lagrave,M vs Aronian,L

2025.08.20 · game 1

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[Event "12th Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2025.08.20"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave,M"]
[Black "Aronian,L"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[ECO "C11"]
[Opening "French"]
[Variation "Steinitz, Boleslavsky variation"]
[WhiteFideId "623539"]
[BlackFideId "13300474"]
[EventDate "2025.08.18"]

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

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