Levon Aronian vs Boris Gelfand

Petrosian Memorial 2014 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 48 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Petrosian Memorial 2014
Site Moscow RUS
Round 1.3
Date 2014.11.04
Opening English Opening (A35)
Moves 48
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Final Position

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

4k3/5R2/4P1p1/p1K2p1p/5P1P/6P1/3r4/8 w - - 0 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 c5
  2. 2.c4 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 e6
  5. 5.d4 d5
  6. 6.cxd5 exd5
  7. 7.Bb5 cxd4
  8. 8.Nxd4 Bd7
  9. 9.O-O Bd6
  10. 10.b3 O-O
  11. 11.Bb2 Re8
  12. 12.Nce2 Be5
  13. 13.Nxc6 bxc6
  14. 14.Bxe5 Rxe5
  15. 15.Ba4 c5
  16. 16.Bxd7 Qxd7
  17. 17.Rc1 Rc8
  18. 18.Qd2 Ree8
  19. 19.Rfd1 Qb7
  20. 20.Nc3 c4
  21. 21.bxc4 dxc4
  22. 22.Rb1 Qe7
  23. 23.Qd6 Qxd6
  24. 24.Rxd6 Ne4
  25. 25.Nxe4 Rxe4
  26. 26.Rc6 Ree8
  27. 27.Rxc8 Rxc8
  28. 28.Kf1 g6
  29. 29.Ke2 Rc5
  30. 30.Rb2 Ra5
  31. 31.Kf3 Ra4
  32. 32.Rc2 c3
  33. 33.Ke2 h5
  34. 34.Kd3 Ra3
  35. 35.Kc4 a5
  36. 36.g3 Kg7
  37. 37.f4 Kf6
  38. 38.Kd5 Ra4
  39. 39.e4 Ke7
  40. 40.Ke5 Ra3
  41. 41.h4 f6+
  42. 42.Kd5 Kf7
  43. 43.e5 Ke7
  44. 44.e6 Ra4
  45. 45.Rxc3 Rxa2
  46. 46.Rc7+ Ke8
  47. 47.Rf7 Rd2+
  48. 48.Kc5 f5

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