Levon Aronian vs Boris Gelfand

7th World Team Championship · 2010 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event 7th World Team Championship
Site Bursa TUR
Round 2
Date 2010.01.06
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D45)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4r1k1/3Q1p2/p6p/P7/4q2p/1pBB4/5PP1/6K1 b - - 1 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 e6
  5. 5.e3 Nbd7
  6. 6.Qc2 Bd6
  7. 7.Bd3 O-O
  8. 8.O-O dxc4
  9. 9.Bxc4 a6
  10. 10.Rd1 b5
  11. 11.Bf1 c5
  12. 12.a4 b4
  13. 13.Ne4 Nxe4
  14. 14.Qxe4 Rb8
  15. 15.Qd3 cxd4
  16. 16.Qxd4 Be7
  17. 17.Qf4 Bf6
  18. 18.a5 Qe7
  19. 19.e4 e5
  20. 20.Qe3 Nc5
  21. 21.Rd5 Ne6
  22. 22.Nxe5 Bb7
  23. 23.Nd7 Bxd5
  24. 24.Nxf8 Ba8
  25. 25.Nxe6 Qxe6
  26. 26.Qa7 Rd8
  27. 27.Be3 Bxe4
  28. 28.Re1 Bxb2
  29. 29.Qb6 Rc8
  30. 30.Bf4 g5
  31. 31.Bg3 b3
  32. 32.Re3 Bf6
  33. 33.Rxe4 Qxe4
  34. 34.Qxf6 Qg6
  35. 35.Qd4 h6
  36. 36.Be5 Re8
  37. 37.h4 Qf5
  38. 38.Bh8 Qh7
  39. 39.Qd7 Qe4
  40. 40.Bc3 gxh4
  41. 41.Bd3

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