Levon Aronian vs Vassily Ivanchuk

3rd Amplico AIG Life S/F · 2003 · Slav Defense · 1-0 in 42 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1-0
Event 3rd Amplico AIG Life S/F
Site Warsaw POL
Round 2
Date 2003.12.21
Opening Slav Defense (D12)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2Q5/RB6/4pk1b/5p2/8/4p1PP/3r4/4K3 b - - 2 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 Bf5
  5. 5.Nc3 e6
  6. 6.Nh4 Bg6
  7. 7.Nxg6 hxg6
  8. 8.Qb3 Qb6
  9. 9.h3 Nbd7
  10. 10.Bd2 a6
  11. 11.Bd3 Be7
  12. 12.Rc1 Rc8
  13. 13.Qxb6 Nxb6
  14. 14.c5 Nbd7
  15. 15.f4 Nh5
  16. 16.O-O f5
  17. 17.b4 g5
  18. 18.Ne2 gxf4
  19. 19.exf4 Ndf6
  20. 20.a4 Ne4
  21. 21.Be3 Kd7
  22. 22.Rb1 g5
  23. 23.Bxe4 gxf4
  24. 24.Bxd5 fxe3
  25. 25.Bf3 Bg5
  26. 26.b5 axb5
  27. 27.axb5 Rc7
  28. 28.Ra1 cxb5
  29. 29.Rfb1 Nf4
  30. 30.Nxf4 Bxf4
  31. 31.Rxb5 Ke7
  32. 32.Kf1 Rd8
  33. 33.Ra4 Bg5
  34. 34.Ke2 Rcd7
  35. 35.Rxb7 Rxb7
  36. 36.Bxb7 Rb8
  37. 37.Ra7 Kf6
  38. 38.g3 Bh6
  39. 39.c6 Rd8
  40. 40.c7 Rxd4
  41. 41.c8=Q Rd2+
  42. 42.Ke1

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