Levon Aronian vs Vassily Ivanchuk

Grand Slam Final · 2008 · Queen's Gambit Accepted · 1-0 in 70 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1-0
Event Grand Slam Final
Site Bilbao ESP
Round 4
Date 2008.09.05
Opening Queen's Gambit Accepted (D27)
Moves 70
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/P7/1n3kp1/3p3p/1K1N3P/1P2P3/8/8 b - - 1 70

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 dxc4
  3. 3.Nf3 e6
  4. 4.e3 Nf6
  5. 5.Bxc4 c5
  6. 6.O-O a6
  7. 7.a4 Nc6
  8. 8.Qe2 Qc7
  9. 9.Rd1 Be7
  10. 10.dxc5 O-O
  11. 11.b3 Ne4
  12. 12.Ba3 Rd8
  13. 13.Rxd8+ Qxd8
  14. 14.Qc2 Nxc5
  15. 15.Nbd2 Nd7
  16. 16.Bxe7 Qxe7
  17. 17.Rd1 Nf6
  18. 18.Ne4 Nd5
  19. 19.Bxd5 exd5
  20. 20.Nc3 Be6
  21. 21.h3 h6
  22. 22.Qb1 Nb4
  23. 23.Ne2 Rc8
  24. 24.Nf4 Qc5
  25. 25.Nd4 Bd7
  26. 26.g4 a5
  27. 27.Kg2 b6
  28. 28.Kg1 Qd6
  29. 29.Qb2 Rc5
  30. 30.Nf3 Qe7
  31. 31.Nd4 Qe5
  32. 32.Qe2 Qe7
  33. 33.Qf3 Qe5
  34. 34.Nfe2 Kf8
  35. 35.Nf4 Kg8
  36. 36.Nfe2 Kf8
  37. 37.Kg2 Kg8
  38. 38.Nf4 Rc3
  39. 39.Qg3 Rc5
  40. 40.h4 g6
  41. 41.Kh2 Qc7
  42. 42.g5 h5
  43. 43.Nfe2 Kf8
  44. 44.Qxc7 Rxc7
  45. 45.Kg2 Ke7
  46. 46.Kf1 Bg4
  47. 47.f3 Bd7
  48. 48.Ke1 Rc8
  49. 49.Kd2 Rc7
  50. 50.Nc3 Rc5
  51. 51.Rf1 Bc8
  52. 52.f4 Ba6
  53. 53.Rf3 Nd3
  54. 54.Ncb5 Nb4
  55. 55.f5 Nc6
  56. 56.fxg6 fxg6
  57. 57.Rf6 Bxb5
  58. 58.Nxb5 Ne5
  59. 59.Nd4 Kd7
  60. 60.Rxb6 Rc8
  61. 61.Rb5 Kd6
  62. 62.Rxa5 Rf8
  63. 63.Ra6+ Kd7
  64. 64.Rf6 Rxf6
  65. 65.gxf6 Ke8
  66. 66.a5 Kf7
  67. 67.a6 Nd7
  68. 68.a7 Nb6
  69. 69.Kc3 Kxf6
  70. 70.Kb4

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