Levon Aronian vs Alexander Grischuk

chess.com QF Blitz 5m+2spm 2016 · English Opening · 1-0 in 49 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Alexander Grischuk
Result 1-0
Event chess.com QF Blitz 5m+2spm 2016
Site chess.com INT
Round 6
Date 2016.04.06
Opening English Opening (A15)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/6k1/1p5p/5Q2/P7/1B5P/6PK/q7 b - - 2 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bg7
  4. 4.e4 e5
  5. 5.Nxe5 O-O
  6. 6.Nf3 Re8
  7. 7.d3 d5
  8. 8.cxd5 Nxd5
  9. 9.Nxd5 Qxd5
  10. 10.Be2 Qd6
  11. 11.O-O c5
  12. 12.Qc2 Nc6
  13. 13.Be3 b6
  14. 14.a3 Bg4
  15. 15.Ng5 Be6
  16. 16.Nxe6 Qxe6
  17. 17.Kh1 Rad8
  18. 18.f4 Bd4
  19. 19.f5 Qe7
  20. 20.Qd2 Bxe3
  21. 21.Qxe3 Qe5
  22. 22.Rab1 Nd4
  23. 23.Qf2 gxf5
  24. 24.Bh5 f4
  25. 25.Bg4 Ne6
  26. 26.Rbd1 Kh8
  27. 27.Qh4 Qxb2
  28. 28.d4 Ng7
  29. 29.Rxf4 Rxd4
  30. 30.Rdf1 Rdxe4
  31. 31.Rxf7 Rg8
  32. 32.h3 Qe5
  33. 33.Rxa7 c4
  34. 34.Qh6 Re1
  35. 35.Rf7 c3
  36. 36.Qc6 Qg3
  37. 37.Rf3 Rxf1+
  38. 38.Rxf1 Qe3
  39. 39.a4 Qd2
  40. 40.Bd1 Re8
  41. 41.Bb3 h6
  42. 42.Qg6 Re1
  43. 43.Qf7 Rxf1+
  44. 44.Qxf1 Qd8
  45. 45.Qc4 Nf5
  46. 46.Qxc3+ Qd4
  47. 47.Qc8+ Kg7
  48. 48.Qxf5 Qa1+
  49. 49.Kh2

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