Levon Aronian vs Vassily Ivanchuk

Amber Rapid · 2008 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 52 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1-0
Event Amber Rapid
Site Nice FRA
Round 5
Date 2008.03.20
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

rR6/P5P1/2p1p3/1p5p/1P5P/2k5/5K2/8 b - - 2 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Qc2 dxc4
  6. 6.e4 Nc6
  7. 7.e5 Nb4
  8. 8.Qb1 Nfd5
  9. 9.Bxc4 Nb6
  10. 10.Bb3 Bd7
  11. 11.a3 N4d5
  12. 12.O-O Bc6
  13. 13.Ne4 Qd7
  14. 14.Nc5 Bxc5
  15. 15.dxc5 Na4
  16. 16.Qc2 b6
  17. 17.cxb6 axb6
  18. 18.Be3 Nxe3
  19. 19.fxe3 Bxf3
  20. 20.Rxf3 O-O
  21. 21.Rd1 Qb5
  22. 22.Rd4 Nc5
  23. 23.Bc4 Qa4
  24. 24.Qf2 Rfd8
  25. 25.Bf1 Qe8
  26. 26.h4 Qe7
  27. 27.Qg3 Kh8
  28. 28.Bb5 f5
  29. 29.exf6 gxf6
  30. 30.Qf4 f5
  31. 31.b4 Rxd4
  32. 32.exd4 Ne4
  33. 33.Bc6 Rd8
  34. 34.Bxe4 fxe4
  35. 35.Qxe4 Qg7
  36. 36.Rf4 Rg8
  37. 37.a4 h6
  38. 38.a5 Qg3
  39. 39.Qe5+ Rg7
  40. 40.Rf8+ Kh7
  41. 41.Qe4+ Qg6
  42. 42.Qxg6+ Kxg6
  43. 43.a6 c6
  44. 44.Rb8 b5
  45. 45.Rb7 Rg8
  46. 46.a7 Ra8
  47. 47.g4 h5
  48. 48.g5 Kf5
  49. 49.Kf2 Ke4
  50. 50.g6 Kxd4
  51. 51.g7 Kc3
  52. 52.Rb8

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