Levon Aronian vs Boris Gelfand

XIII TCh-RUS · 2006 · Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange · 1/2-1/2 in 29 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event XIII TCh-RUS
Site Sochi RUS
Round 7
Date 2006.04.26
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange (D36)
Moves 29
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Final Position

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

4b1k1/pN4p1/2p4p/8/3q3N/8/PP3QPP/6K1 b - - 5 29

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.d4 c6
  5. 5.Bg5 Nbd7
  6. 6.cxd5 exd5
  7. 7.e3 Be7
  8. 8.Qc2 O-O
  9. 9.Bd3 Re8
  10. 10.O-O Nf8
  11. 11.Rae1 Ne4
  12. 12.Bxe7 Qxe7
  13. 13.Bxe4 dxe4
  14. 14.Nd2 f5
  15. 15.f3 exf3
  16. 16.Nxf3 Be6
  17. 17.e4 fxe4
  18. 18.Rxe4 h6
  19. 19.Re3 Qd7
  20. 20.Rfe1 Bf7
  21. 21.Ne4 Ng6
  22. 22.Nc5 Qd5
  23. 23.Rxe8+ Rxe8
  24. 24.Rxe8+ Bxe8
  25. 25.Nxb7 Nh4
  26. 26.Nxh4 Qxd4+
  27. 27.Qf2 Qd1+
  28. 28.Qf1 Qd4+
  29. 29.Qf2

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