Body: <p>In today's (21st May 2023) game in the <a href="https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/grand-chess-tour-superbet-rapid-and-blitz-2023/1/1/5" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Superbet Rapid and Blitz</a> between Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Levon Aronian they reached a position where the c-file was fully occupied with pieces and pawns.</p>
  <pre><code>[Title &quot;MVL vs Aronian, Superbet Rapid &amp; Blitz 2023&quot;]
  [fen &quot;&quot;]
  [Startply &quot;27&quot;]
  
  1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 c5 3. e3 Qb6 4. Nc3 Qxb2 5. Nb5 Nd5 6. Rb1 Qxa2 7. Ra1 Qb2 8. Nf3 Nc6 9. Bc4 Nc3 10. Nc7+ Kd8 11. Qc1 Qxc1+ 12. Rxc1 e5 13. Nxe5 Kxc7 14. Nxf7+ Kb6 15. Nxh8 d5 16. Bd3 Be6 17. Bxh7 c4 18. Ng6 Ba3 19. Ra1 Bb2 20. Kd2 Bxa1 21. Rxa1 Ne4+ 22. Kc1 Nf6 23. Rb1+ Ka6 24. Ra1+ Kb6 25. Rb1+ Ka6 26. Ra1+ Kb6 27. Rb1+ 1/2-1/2
  </code></pre>
  <p>Has this ever happened in a FIDE rated master level game at standard time controls?</p>
  
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Comments.CreationDate: 2023-05-22T06:57:33.450Z
Comments.Text: I am sure it has happened quite often (and most often on the c-file), I have at least one game myself with this pattern - will try to find it once I have some time.
Comments.UserDisplayName: Evargalo
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Comments.CreationDate: 2023-09-07T08:27:19.137Z
Comments.Text: You've asked [a very similar question](https://chess.stackexchange.com/q/37563) before. It has obviously happened before (e.g. Italian game). I suppose it'd be interesting to check if it's happened with other files.
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Comments.Text: @double-beep If you think it is a duplicate then you should vote to close
Comments.UserDisplayName: Brian Towers
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Comments.CreationDate: 2023-09-07T09:48:54.113Z
Comments.Text: It's certainly not a duplicate (linked question asks for FIDE world championship games and requires symmetry). I just pointed the similarity.
Comments.UserDisplayName: double-beep
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Comments.CreationDate: 2024-02-26T05:39:32.163Z
Comments.Text: Does this answer your question? [Is today's World Championship game the first with a symmetrical position and one file completely occupied?](https://chess.stackexchange.com/questions/37563/is-todays-world-championship-game-the-first-with-a-symmetrical-position-and-one)
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Tags: <records><master-games>
Title: 8 pieces on one file in a master game at standard time control?
ThreadText: # 8 pieces on one file in a master game at standard time control?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2023-05-21)
  
  In today's (21st May 2023) game in the Superbet Rapid and Blitz between Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Levon Aronian they reached a position where the c-file was fully occupied with pieces and pawns.
  [Title "MVL vs Aronian, Superbet Rapid & Blitz 2023"]
  [fen ""]
  [Startply "27"]
  
  1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 c5 3. e3 Qb6 4. Nc3 Qxb2 5. Nb5 Nd5 6. Rb1 Qxa2 7. Ra1 Qb2 8. Nf3 Nc6 9. Bc4 Nc3 10. Nc7+ Kd8 11. Qc1 Qxc1+ 12. Rxc1 e5 13. Nxe5 Kxc7 14. Nxf7+ Kb6 15. Nxh8 d5 16. Bd3 Be6 17. Bxh7 c4 18. Ng6 Ba3 19. Ra1 Bb2 20. Kd2 Bxa1 21. Rxa1 Ne4+ 22. Kc1 Nf6 23. Rb1+ Ka6 24. Ra1+ Kb6 25. Rb1+ Ka6 26. Ra1+ Kb6 27. Rb1+ 1/2-1/2
  
  Has this ever happened in a FIDE rated master level game at standard time controls?
  
  **Tags:** records, master-games
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: I am sure it has happened quite often (and most often on the c-file), I have at least one game myself with this pattern - will try to find it once I have some time.  
  > **username_2**: You've asked [a very similar question](https://chess.stackexchange.com/q/37563) before. It has obviously happened before (e.g. Italian game). I suppose it'd be interesting to check if it's happened with other files.  
  > **username_0**: @username_2 If you think it is a duplicate then you should vote to close  
  > **username_2**: It's certainly not a duplicate (linked question asks for FIDE world championship games and requires symmetry). I just pointed the similarity.  
  > **username_3**: Does this answer your question? [Is today's World Championship game the first with a symmetrical position and one file completely occupied?](https://chess.stackexchange.com/questions/37563/is-todays-world-championship-game-the-first-with-a-symmetrical-position-and-one)  
  
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