Chess game: Aronian x Vachier-Lagrave

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[Event "4th Sinquefield Cup 2016"] [Site "Saint Louis"] [Date "2016.08.11"] [Round "6"] [White "Aronian, Levon"] [Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A04"] [WhiteElo "2792"] [BlackElo "2819"] [Annotator "Leitão"] [PlyCount "98"] [EventDate "2016.??.??"] [EventCountry "USA"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [TimeControl "40/7200:3600+30"] {Vachier-Lagrave beat Aronian yesterday and is consolidating himself as a main contender for the title of World Champion in the future. How would you play with black in the diagram position?} 1. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:13]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} e5 { [%emt 0:00:03]} 4. g3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 5. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00: 09]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 6. O-O {[%emt 0:00:09]} Nge7 {[%emt 0:00:45]} 7. a3 { [%emt 0:00:11]} O-O {[%emt 0:01:54]} 8. b4 {[%emt 0:02:08]} d5 {[%emt 0:03:13]} 9. cxd5 {[%emt 0:04:32]} Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:38]} 10. Ng5 $146 {[%emt 0:03:00]} Nc7 {[%emt 0:04:58]} (10... Ndxb4 $5 11. axb4 cxb4) 11. Nge4 {[%emt 0:01:52]} c4 {[%emt 0:10:21]} 12. d3 $6 {[%emt 0:22:55]} (12. Nc5) 12... cxd3 {[%emt 0: 06:01]} 13. Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:14]} (13. exd3 $15) 13... f6 {[%emt 0:02:26]} 14. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:11]} f5 {[%emt 0:08:47]} 15. Bg5 {[%emt 0:13:44]} Qd4 {[%emt 0: 13:57]} 16. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Qd8 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 17. Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:09:20]} 18. Nc5 {[%emt 0:00:14]} dxe2 {[%emt 0:00:15]} (18... Qf7 $17) 19. Nxe2 {[%emt 0:09:33]} Qxd1 {[%emt 0:01:20]} 20. Rfxd1 {[%emt 0:11:42] [#]} f4 $1 {[%emt 0:03:38]} (20... e4 $17) 21. gxf4 {[%emt 0:03:05]} h6 { [%emt 0:02:40]} 22. b5 {[%emt 0:22:15]} Nxb5 {[%emt 0:01:28]} 23. Rab1 { [%emt 0:00:57]} Nxa3 {[%emt 0:03:21]} 24. Rb3 {[%emt 0:00:56]} hxg5 {[%emt 0: 08:51]} (24... Nc2 $1 $19) 25. Rxa3 {[%emt 0:02:04]} (25. Nxb7 $1) 25... exf4 { [%emt 0:04:56]} 26. Bd5+ {[%emt 0:04:59]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:02:27]} 27. Ne4 { [%emt 0:00:26]} Kh6 {[%emt 0:08:04]} 28. Nd6 {[%emt 0:05:04]} Bf6 {[%emt 0:00: 28]} 29. Bxc6 {[%emt 0:01:14]} bxc6 {[%emt 0:01:15]} 30. Nxc8 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Raxc8 {[%emt 0:00:11]} (30... Rfxc8 $1) 31. Rd7 {[%emt 0:00:18]} g4 {[%emt 0: 01:52]} 32. Nxf4 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Rcd8 {[%emt 0:04:51]} 33. Raxa7 {[%emt 0:01: 37]} Rxd7 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 34. Rxd7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 35. Ne6 {[%emt 0:04:36]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 36. Rc7 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Rxc7 { [%emt 0:00:10]} 37. Nxc7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} c4 {[%emt 0:01:06]} 38. Kf1 {[%emt 0: 00:07]} Kg5 $19 {[%emt 0:01:55]} 39. Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Be5 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 40. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bxh2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 41. Ke3 {[%emt 0:07:06]} Be5 { [%emt 0:02:39]} 42. Nb4 {[%emt 0:05:33]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:02:17]} 43. Nd5 {[%emt 0: 01:56]} Bc5+ {[%emt 0:00:06]} 44. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Kf5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 45. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Ke5 {[%emt 0:00:38]} 46. Nb5 {[%emt 0:00:53]} Bb4 { [%emt 0:00:41]} 47. Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:24]} g5 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 48. Nc7 {[%emt 0: 00:23]} Bc5+ {[%emt 0:00:16]} 49. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:07]} c3 {[%emt 0:00:42]} 0-1 You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization.

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