Levon Aronian vs Hou Yifan

The Game

White	Levon Aronian
Black	Hou Yifan
Result	1-0
Event	4th GRENKE Chess Classic
Site	Karlsruhe GER
Round	6.3
Date	2017.04.21
Opening	Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves	42

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5kp1/7p/8/R6P/P4P2/6PK/r7 b - - 0 42

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 Nf6
2. 2.c4 e6
3. 3.Nf3 d5
4. 4.Nc3 Nbd7
5. 5.Qc2 dxc4
6. 6.e4 c5
7. 7.Bxc4 a6
8. 8.d5 Nb6
9. 9.Be2 exd5
10. 10.e5 Ne4
11. 11.Nxe4 dxe4
12. 12.Qxe4 Qd5
13. 13.Qf4 Be7
14. 14.O-O O-O
15. 15.Rd1 Qe6
16. 16.Ng5 Qf5
17. 17.Bf3 Qxf4
18. 18.Bxf4 Nc4
19. 19.b3 Bxg5
20. 20.Bxg5 Nxe5
21. 21.Be4 Re8
22. 22.f3 h6
23. 23.Bh4 c4
24. 24.bxc4 Nxc4
25. 25.Rac1 Be6
26. 26.Bxb7 Ra7
27. 27.Be4 a5
28. 28.Rd4 Ne5
29. 29.Bg3 f6
30. 30.a3 Rd7
31. 31.Bxe5 fxe5
32. 32.Rxd7 Bxd7
33. 33.Rc7 Bb5
34. 34.Rc5 Rb8
35. 35.Rxe5 a4
36. 36.h4 Kf7
37. 37.Rc5 Be8
38. 38.Bc2 Rb2
39. 39.Rc4 Ra2
40. 40.Bxa4 Ra1+
41. 41.Kh2 Bxa4
42. 42.Rxa4

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