Levon Aronian vs Vassily Ivanchuk

Amber Blindfold · 2007 · Catalan Opening · 1-0 in 67 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1-0
Event Amber Blindfold
Site Monte Carlo MNC
Round 11
Date 2007.03.29
Opening Catalan Opening (E05)
Moves 67
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5k2/8/4RKp1/8/r3PP2/8/8/8 b - - 11 67

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.Qa4 a6
  8. 8.Qxc4 b5
  9. 9.Qc2 Bb7
  10. 10.Bd2 Be4
  11. 11.Qc1 Bb7
  12. 12.Bf4 Nd5
  13. 13.Nc3 Nxf4
  14. 14.Qxf4 Nd7
  15. 15.Rfd1 Bd6
  16. 16.Qh4 Nf6
  17. 17.a3 Qb8
  18. 18.g4 Rd8
  19. 19.Rac1 Be7
  20. 20.g5 Nd7
  21. 21.d5 Nf8
  22. 22.Ne5 Bd6
  23. 23.dxe6 Bxg2
  24. 24.Qf4 Bb7
  25. 25.e7 Re8
  26. 26.exf8=Q+ Rxf8
  27. 27.Rxd6 cxd6
  28. 28.Nd7 Qd8
  29. 29.Nxf8 Qxf8
  30. 30.Rd1 Rd8
  31. 31.f3 Qe7
  32. 32.Kf2 Bc6
  33. 33.Rd2 Rd7
  34. 34.Rd3 g6
  35. 35.Re3 Qd8
  36. 36.Qd4 Re7
  37. 37.Qf6 Rd7
  38. 38.Qxd8+ Rxd8
  39. 39.Re7 d5
  40. 40.Rc7 d4
  41. 41.Rxc6 dxc3
  42. 42.bxc3 Rd1
  43. 43.Ke3 a5
  44. 44.c4 Rb1
  45. 45.Rb6 Rb3+
  46. 46.Kd2 b4
  47. 47.axb4 axb4
  48. 48.Rb8+ Kg7
  49. 49.h4 h6
  50. 50.e3 hxg5
  51. 51.hxg5 Kh7
  52. 52.f4 Kg7
  53. 53.Ke2 f5
  54. 54.gxf6+ Kxf6
  55. 55.Rb6+ Kf7
  56. 56.Kf3 Rb1
  57. 57.Ke4 b3
  58. 58.Ke5 Kg7
  59. 59.e4 b2
  60. 60.c5 Rc1
  61. 61.Rxb2 Rxc5+
  62. 62.Kd6 Rc4
  63. 63.Rb7+ Kf8
  64. 64.Ke5 Ra4
  65. 65.Kf6 Ke8
  66. 66.Re7+ Kf8
  67. 67.Re6

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