Levon Aronian vs Boris Gelfand

World Blitz · 2009 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 72 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event World Blitz
Site Moscow RUS
Round 1
Date 2009.11.16
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D58)
Moves 72
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4k3/1R4pK/7p/1n1B4/5P2/6P1/1r5P/8 b - - 52 72

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bg5 h6
  6. 6.Bh4 O-O
  7. 7.e3 b6
  8. 8.Rb1 Ne4
  9. 9.Bxe7 Qxe7
  10. 10.cxd5 Nxc3
  11. 11.bxc3 exd5
  12. 12.c4 dxc4
  13. 13.Bxc4 Nd7
  14. 14.Bd5 Rb8
  15. 15.Qa4 a6
  16. 16.Rc1 c5
  17. 17.O-O Nf6
  18. 18.Bb3 cxd4
  19. 19.Nxd4 b5
  20. 20.Nc6 bxa4
  21. 21.Nxe7+ Kh8
  22. 22.Bxa4 Be6
  23. 23.a3 Rb2
  24. 24.f3 Ra2
  25. 25.Ra1 Rxa1
  26. 26.Rxa1 Rb8
  27. 27.Rc1 Rb7
  28. 28.Nc6 Nd5
  29. 29.Nd4 Nxe3
  30. 30.Nxe6 fxe6
  31. 31.Re1 Nc4
  32. 32.Rxe6 Nxa3
  33. 33.Rxa6 Rb1+
  34. 34.Kf2 Rb2+
  35. 35.Kg3 Nc2
  36. 36.Be8 Nd4
  37. 37.Bg6 Ne2+
  38. 38.Kh4 Rb4+
  39. 39.Be4 Rb8
  40. 40.g3 Nc3
  41. 41.Bc6 Kh7
  42. 42.Ra3 Ne2
  43. 43.Be4+ Kg8
  44. 44.Rd3 Re8
  45. 45.Kh3 Rb8
  46. 46.f4 Rc8
  47. 47.Bg6 Nc3
  48. 48.Bf5 Rc7
  49. 49.Rd8+ Kf7
  50. 50.Kg4 Kf6
  51. 51.Rd6+ Kf7
  52. 52.Bg6+ Ke7
  53. 53.Rd4 Nb5
  54. 54.Re4+ Kf6
  55. 55.Bh7 Nd6
  56. 56.Re5 Nf7
  57. 57.Ra5 Rd7
  58. 58.Bf5 Rd8
  59. 59.Be4 Nd6
  60. 60.Ra6 Kf7
  61. 61.Bd5+ Ke7
  62. 62.Kh5 Ne8
  63. 63.Bf3 Kf7
  64. 64.Ra7+ Kg8
  65. 65.Be2 Kf8
  66. 66.Bc4 Nd6
  67. 67.Bd5 Rb8
  68. 68.Kg6 Rb6
  69. 69.Kh7 Rb2
  70. 70.Rd7 Nb5
  71. 71.Rf7+ Ke8
  72. 72.Rb7

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