Levon Aronian vs Vassily Ivanchuk

Pearl Spring · 2008 · Sicilian, Accelerated Dragon · 1-0 in 33 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1-0
Event Pearl Spring
Site Nanjing CHN
Round 2
Date 2008.12.12
Opening Sicilian, Accelerated Dragon (B36)
Moves 33
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

bQ6/5rbk/4B1p1/q1B4p/1N2P3/n4P2/P5PP/2R4K b - - 0 33

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 c5
  2. 2.c4 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 g6
  5. 5.e4 Nf6
  6. 6.Nc3 d6
  7. 7.Nc2 Bg7
  8. 8.Be2 Nd7
  9. 9.Bd2 a5
  10. 10.O-O Nc5
  11. 11.Qc1 h5
  12. 12.Rd1 Bd7
  13. 13.Ne1 Nd4
  14. 14.Bf1 O-O
  15. 15.Bg5 Bc6
  16. 16.Nd5 Re8
  17. 17.f3 b5
  18. 18.Be3 Nce6
  19. 19.Qd2 bxc4
  20. 20.Bxc4 Rb8
  21. 21.Kh1 Nb5
  22. 22.Rac1 Nc5
  23. 23.b4 axb4
  24. 24.Nxb4 Qb6
  25. 25.Ned3 Na3
  26. 26.Bb3 Ba8
  27. 27.Nxc5 dxc5
  28. 28.Bxc5 Qa5
  29. 29.Qf4 e6
  30. 30.Rd7 Rf8
  31. 31.Rxf7 Rxf7
  32. 32.Qxb8+ Kh7
  33. 33.Bxe6

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