Levon Aronian vs Boris Gelfand

5th FIDE GP · 2009 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1-0 in 78 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event 5th FIDE GP
Site Jermuk ARM
Round 6
Date 2009.08.15
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D43)
Moves 78
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5R2/8/3K2k1/8/6p1/8/8 b - - 1 78

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 e6
  5. 5.Bg5 h6
  6. 6.Bxf6 Qxf6
  7. 7.e3 Nd7
  8. 8.Bd3 dxc4
  9. 9.Bxc4 g6
  10. 10.O-O Bg7
  11. 11.e4 e5
  12. 12.d5 Nb6
  13. 13.Bb3 Bg4
  14. 14.Rc1 O-O
  15. 15.h3 Bxf3
  16. 16.Qxf3 Qxf3
  17. 17.gxf3 Rfd8
  18. 18.dxc6 bxc6
  19. 19.Nd1 Rac8
  20. 20.Rc5 Bf8
  21. 21.Rc2 h5
  22. 22.Ne3 Rd4
  23. 23.Rfc1 c5
  24. 24.Kf1 Rcd8
  25. 25.Ke2 Be7
  26. 26.Rg1 Kf8
  27. 27.Bc4 Rb8
  28. 28.Ra1 Rbd8
  29. 29.Ke1 Bg5
  30. 30.Be2 Be7
  31. 31.Rac1 Ra4
  32. 32.a3 Rad4
  33. 33.Rc3 Kg7
  34. 34.Rb3 Rf8
  35. 35.Rb5 Rd7
  36. 36.Ra5 Rb8
  37. 37.Rc2 Rdb7
  38. 38.Ba6 Rd7
  39. 39.Bb5 Rdb7
  40. 40.a4 Nd7
  41. 41.Nc4 Nf8
  42. 42.Nxe5 Ne6
  43. 43.Nc6 Ra8
  44. 44.Bc4 Nf4
  45. 45.Bd5 Re8
  46. 46.Rxa7 Rxa7
  47. 47.Nxa7 Nxh3
  48. 48.Nc6 Nf4
  49. 49.Nxe7 Rxe7
  50. 50.Kf1 Nxd5
  51. 51.exd5 Ra7
  52. 52.b3 Rb7
  53. 53.d6 Rxb3
  54. 54.Rd2 Rb8
  55. 55.d7 Rd8
  56. 56.a5 c4
  57. 57.Rd4 c3
  58. 58.Ke2 h4
  59. 59.Kd3 h3
  60. 60.Kxc3 g5
  61. 61.Rd1 h2
  62. 62.Rh1 Rxd7
  63. 63.Rxh2 Rd1
  64. 64.Rg2 Kh6
  65. 65.Rg4 Ra1
  66. 66.Kb4 f5
  67. 67.Rc4 Ra2
  68. 68.Kb5 Rxf2
  69. 69.a6 Re2
  70. 70.a7 Re8
  71. 71.Ra4 Ra8
  72. 72.Kb6 Kh5
  73. 73.Kb7 Rxa7+
  74. 74.Rxa7 g4
  75. 75.fxg4+ fxg4
  76. 76.Kc6 Kg5
  77. 77.Rf7 g3
  78. 78.Kd5

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