Levon Aronian vs Boris Gelfand

Satty Zhuldyz Blitz 2023 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 61 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Satty Zhuldyz Blitz 2023
Site Astana KAZ
Round 17.5
Date 2023.04.25
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 61
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Final Position

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

8/8/3kp3/5p2/4rP2/5K2/8/R7 b - - 3 61

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Bd3 Nc6
  7. 7.Nxc6 bxc6
  8. 8.O-O g6
  9. 9.b3 Bg7
  10. 10.Bb2 O-O
  11. 11.Qe2 a5
  12. 12.Rad1 Nd7
  13. 13.Na4 Bxb2
  14. 14.Nxb2 Nc5
  15. 15.Qe3 a4
  16. 16.e5 Be6
  17. 17.Bc4 a3
  18. 18.Nd3 Bxc4
  19. 19.bxc4 Qa5
  20. 20.Nf4 Qb4
  21. 21.Rd4 dxe5
  22. 22.Qxe5 Na4
  23. 23.h4 Ra5
  24. 24.Qc7 Nc3
  25. 25.Rd8 Ra8
  26. 26.Rxa8 Rxa8
  27. 27.Qxc6 Qa4
  28. 28.Qb7 Qa7
  29. 29.Qf3 Nxa2
  30. 30.Nd5 e6
  31. 31.Nf6+ Kg7
  32. 32.Ng4 h5
  33. 33.Ne5 Nb4
  34. 34.Qc3 Na2
  35. 35.Qa1 Qa5
  36. 36.Nc6+ Qc3
  37. 37.Qxa2 Ra6
  38. 38.Qb3 Qxb3
  39. 39.cxb3 Rxc6
  40. 40.Ra1 Ra6
  41. 41.Kf1 a2
  42. 42.Ke2 Rb6
  43. 43.Rxa2 Rxb3
  44. 44.Rc2 Kf8
  45. 45.c5 Ke7
  46. 46.c6 Rb8
  47. 47.Ke3 Kd6
  48. 48.Kf4 f6
  49. 49.g4 Rb4+
  50. 50.Ke3 Kc7
  51. 51.gxh5 gxh5
  52. 52.f4 Rb3+
  53. 53.Ke4 Rh3
  54. 54.Rc5 Rxh4
  55. 55.Kf3 Rh1
  56. 56.Kg2 Re1
  57. 57.Rxh5 Kxc6
  58. 58.Kf2 Re4
  59. 59.Kf3 f5
  60. 60.Rh1 Kd6
  61. 61.Ra1

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