Levon Aronian vs Boris Gelfand

19th Amber Blindfold · 2010 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 34 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 19th Amber Blindfold
Site Nice FRA
Round 8
Date 2010.03.21
Opening English Opening (A13)
Moves 34
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Final Position

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

8/p5k1/1b1N2pp/5p2/8/5KP1/P3P2P/8 w - - 1 35

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.g3 d5
  4. 4.Bg2 dxc4
  5. 5.Qa4+ Nbd7
  6. 6.Qxc4 c5
  7. 7.O-O b6
  8. 8.d4 Bb7
  9. 9.Rd1 cxd4
  10. 10.Bg5 Be7
  11. 11.Nxd4 Bxg2
  12. 12.Kxg2 Qc8
  13. 13.Nd2 h6
  14. 14.Bxf6 Bxf6
  15. 15.Rac1 Qb7+
  16. 16.N2f3 O-O
  17. 17.Qc6 Qxc6
  18. 18.Nxc6 Nc5
  19. 19.b4 Rfc8
  20. 20.Nfd4 e5
  21. 21.Nb3 Rxc6
  22. 22.bxc5 Rac8
  23. 23.Rd6 bxc5
  24. 24.Rxc6 Rxc6
  25. 25.Rxc5 Rxc5
  26. 26.Nxc5 Be7
  27. 27.Nd3 e4
  28. 28.Ne5 f6
  29. 29.Nc6 Bc5
  30. 30.Nd8 Bb6
  31. 31.Nb7 f5
  32. 32.Nd6 g6
  33. 33.f3 exf3+
  34. 34.Kxf3 Kg7

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