Levon Aronian vs Boris Gelfand

XXVII SuperGM · 2010 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 46 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event XXVII SuperGM
Site Linares ESP
Round 5
Date 2010.02.18
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D48)
Moves 46
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Final Position

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

8/7p/1b4pk/1P2q3/2B4P/4PQ2/4K3/8 w - - 1 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 e6
  5. 5.Nf3 Nbd7
  6. 6.Bd3 dxc4
  7. 7.Bxc4 b5
  8. 8.Bd3 a6
  9. 9.a4 Bb7
  10. 10.b3 bxa4
  11. 11.Nxa4 c5
  12. 12.dxc5 Nxc5
  13. 13.Nxc5 Bxc5
  14. 14.O-O O-O
  15. 15.Bb2 Bxf3
  16. 16.gxf3 a5
  17. 17.f4 Be7
  18. 18.Bc4 Ne4
  19. 19.Qc2 Bf6
  20. 20.Rfd1 Qc7
  21. 21.Qxe4 Bxb2
  22. 22.Ra2 Bf6
  23. 23.f5 exf5
  24. 24.Qxf5 Rfd8
  25. 25.Rd5 Qb6
  26. 26.Rb5 Qd6
  27. 27.Rbxa5 Rxa5
  28. 28.Rxa5 g6
  29. 29.Qf3 Kg7
  30. 30.Kg2 Qc7
  31. 31.Rd5 Rxd5
  32. 32.Qxd5 Bc3
  33. 33.Kf1 f5
  34. 34.Kg2 Qe7
  35. 35.Kf1 Qc7
  36. 36.h3 Qh2
  37. 37.Qf3 Bf6
  38. 38.b4 Qc7
  39. 39.Qd5 Qe5
  40. 40.Qf7+ Kh6
  41. 41.b5 Qd6
  42. 42.Qb7 f4
  43. 43.Qf3 fxe3
  44. 44.fxe3 Bd8
  45. 45.Ke2 Bb6
  46. 46.h4 Qe5

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