Levon Aronian vs Boris Gelfand

20th Amber Blindfold · 2011 · English Opening · 1-0 in 29 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event 20th Amber Blindfold
Site Monaco MNC
Round 7
Date 2011.03.19
Opening English Opening (A29)
Moves 29
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1n3rk1/1Q3bpp/2p5/1P2pp2/8/2NP2P1/5PBP/1R4K1 b - - 0 29

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4.g3 d5
  5. 5.cxd5 Nxd5
  6. 6.Bg2 Nb6
  7. 7.O-O Be7
  8. 8.a3 O-O
  9. 9.b4 Be6
  10. 10.Rb1 f6
  11. 11.d3 Nd4
  12. 12.Nd2 c6
  13. 13.Nde4 Bf7
  14. 14.Nc5 Qc7
  15. 15.Be3 a5
  16. 16.Qd2 axb4
  17. 17.axb4 Nd7
  18. 18.N5e4 f5
  19. 19.Bg5 Qd8
  20. 20.Bxe7 Qxe7
  21. 21.Ng5 Ra3
  22. 22.Rfc1 Nb3
  23. 23.Qb2 Nxc1
  24. 24.Qxa3 Nxe2+
  25. 25.Nxe2 Qxg5
  26. 26.Qa7 Qd2
  27. 27.Qxb7 Nb8
  28. 28.b5 Qc3
  29. 29.Nxc3

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