Levon Aronian vs Vassily Ivanchuk

6th EICC Playoff · 2005 · English Opening · 1-0 in 65 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1-0
Event 6th EICC Playoff
Site Warsaw POL
Round 2.1
Date 2005.07.02
Opening English Opening (A32)
Moves 65
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/4K3/5pk1/3b4/1R6/4P3/8/8 w - - 9 66

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.g3 c5
  4. 4.Nf3 cxd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 Qc7
  6. 6.Nc3 a6
  7. 7.b3 d5
  8. 8.Bg2 Bb4
  9. 9.Bd2 dxc4
  10. 10.O-O Bc5
  11. 11.Bg5 Nbd7
  12. 12.Rc1 Nb6
  13. 13.Bxf6 gxf6
  14. 14.Ne4 Ke7
  15. 15.e3 Rd8
  16. 16.Nxc5 Qxc5
  17. 17.bxc4 Rb8
  18. 18.Qc2 Bd7
  19. 19.Qxh7 Nxc4
  20. 20.Nb3 Qc7
  21. 21.Qh4 b5
  22. 22.Nd2 Rbc8
  23. 23.Ne4 Qe5
  24. 24.f4 Qb2
  25. 25.Rc3 Bc6
  26. 26.Qxf6+ Kf8
  27. 27.f5 exf5
  28. 28.Qh8+ Ke7
  29. 29.Qf6+ Kf8
  30. 30.Rxf5 Rd1+
  31. 31.Bf1 Rc7
  32. 32.Qh6+ Ke7
  33. 33.Qf6+ Kf8
  34. 34.Qh8+ Ke7
  35. 35.Re5+ Nxe5
  36. 36.Qxe5+ Kf8
  37. 37.Qh8+ Ke7
  38. 38.Qe5+ Kf8
  39. 39.Qxc7 Rxf1+
  40. 40.Kxf1 Qb1+
  41. 41.Ke2 Bxe4
  42. 42.Qd8+ Kg7
  43. 43.Qd4+ f6
  44. 44.Rb3 Qh1
  45. 45.Kd2 Qxh2+
  46. 46.Kc3 Qc2+
  47. 47.Kb4 Qxa2
  48. 48.Ra3 Qe6
  49. 49.Rc3 Bd5
  50. 50.Rc5 Be4
  51. 51.g4 Qxg4
  52. 52.Rc6 Bf3
  53. 53.Rxa6 Qf5
  54. 54.Rb6 Qb1+
  55. 55.Kc5 Qf5+
  56. 56.Kd6 Kf7
  57. 57.Kc7 Qc2+
  58. 58.Kd8 Qf5
  59. 59.Qd6 Qd5
  60. 60.Qxd5+ Bxd5
  61. 61.Rxb5 Ke6
  62. 62.Rb6+ Ke5
  63. 63.Rb4 Ke6
  64. 64.Ke8 Kf5
  65. 65.Ke7 Kg6

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