Levon Aronian vs Michael Adams

6th Final Masters · 2013 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 40 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Michael Adams
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 6th Final Masters
Site Bilbao ESP
Round 3.1
Date 2013.10.09
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

6k1/5pp1/8/6Q1/3q4/8/5KPP/8 w - - 0 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bf4 O-O
  6. 6.e3 Nbd7
  7. 7.c5 c6
  8. 8.Bd3 b6
  9. 9.b4 a5
  10. 10.a3 Ba6
  11. 11.Bxa6 Rxa6
  12. 12.b5 cxb5
  13. 13.c6 Qc8
  14. 14.c7 b4
  15. 15.Nb5 a4
  16. 16.Rc1 Ne4
  17. 17.Ng5 Ndf6
  18. 18.Nxe4 Nxe4
  19. 19.f3 Ra5
  20. 20.Qe2 Qd7
  21. 21.fxe4 Rc8
  22. 22.exd5 exd5
  23. 23.axb4 Rxb5
  24. 24.O-O Rxb4
  25. 25.Qa6 h6
  26. 26.Rc6 Bg5
  27. 27.Bxg5 hxg5
  28. 28.Rfc1 Rc4
  29. 29.R1xc4 dxc4
  30. 30.Qxb6 a3
  31. 31.Rxc4 a2
  32. 32.Qa5 Qe6
  33. 33.Qxa2 Rxc7
  34. 34.Qa8+ Kh7
  35. 35.Rxc7 Qxe3+
  36. 36.Kf1 Qf4+
  37. 37.Qf3 Qxc7
  38. 38.Qh5+ Kg8
  39. 39.Qxg5 Qc4+
  40. 40.Kf2 Qxd4+

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