Levon Aronian vs Hou Yifan

FIDE World Cup 2017 · Catalan Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 37 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Hou Yifan
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE World Cup 2017
Site Tbilisi GEO
Round 2.3
Date 2017.09.08
Opening Catalan Opening (E06)
Moves 37
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Final Position

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

8/8/3k1p2/2pb3p/5K1P/2B5/8/8 w - - 0 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.g3 Be7
  5. 5.Bg2 O-O
  6. 6.O-O dxc4
  7. 7.Qc2 b6
  8. 8.Ne5 Qxd4
  9. 9.Bxa8 Qxe5
  10. 10.Bf3 Nd5
  11. 11.Qxc4 Ba6
  12. 12.Qa4 c5
  13. 13.Re1 b5
  14. 14.Qe4 Nc6
  15. 15.Nc3 Rd8
  16. 16.Rd1 Qxe4
  17. 17.Bxe4 Nd4
  18. 18.Bxd5 b4
  19. 19.Bb3 bxc3
  20. 20.bxc3 Nxe2+
  21. 21.Kg2 Bb7+
  22. 22.f3 Rxd1
  23. 23.Bxd1 Nxc3
  24. 24.Bd2 Nxd1
  25. 25.Rxd1 Bd5
  26. 26.Rb1 g5
  27. 27.Kf2 Bxa2
  28. 28.Ra1 Bd5
  29. 29.Bc3 f6
  30. 30.Rxa7 Kf7
  31. 31.Ke3 e5
  32. 32.h4 gxh4
  33. 33.gxh4 h5
  34. 34.f4 exf4+
  35. 35.Kxf4 Ke6
  36. 36.Ra6+ Bd6+
  37. 37.Rxd6+ Kxd6

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