Levon Aronian vs Vassily Ivanchuk

Tal Memorial · 2009 · Catalan Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 58 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Tal Memorial
Site Moscow RUS
Round 8
Date 2009.11.13
Opening Catalan Opening (E06)
Moves 58
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

1k6/7R/2r4P/4K3/8/8/8/8 w - - 7 59

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.Qc2 a6
  8. 8.Qxc4 b5
  9. 9.Qc2 Bb7
  10. 10.Bd2 Be4
  11. 11.Qc1 Bb7
  12. 12.Bf4 Bd6
  13. 13.Nbd2 Bxf4
  14. 14.gxf4 Qd6
  15. 15.Nb3 Nbd7
  16. 16.Rd1 a5
  17. 17.Ne5 Bxg2
  18. 18.Kxg2 a4
  19. 19.Nc5 Nxc5
  20. 20.Qxc5 Qxc5
  21. 21.dxc5 Rfd8
  22. 22.Nc6 Rxd1
  23. 23.Rxd1 Kf8
  24. 24.Kf3 Ke8
  25. 25.Nb4 Nd7
  26. 26.c6 Nc5
  27. 27.Rc1 Na6
  28. 28.Nxa6 Rxa6
  29. 29.e4 b4
  30. 30.Rc5 f5
  31. 31.exf5 exf5
  32. 32.Ke3 Ke7
  33. 33.Kd4 Kd6
  34. 34.Kc4 b3
  35. 35.axb3 axb3
  36. 36.Rxf5 Rxc6+
  37. 37.Kxb3 Rc1
  38. 38.h4 Rf1
  39. 39.Rg5 Rxf2
  40. 40.Rxg7 Rxf4
  41. 41.Rxh7 c5
  42. 42.h5 Rh4
  43. 43.h6 Kc6
  44. 44.Kc3 Kd5
  45. 45.Rh8 Rh3+
  46. 46.Kd2 Kc6
  47. 47.Ke2 Kb7
  48. 48.Kf2 c4
  49. 49.Kg2 Rh5
  50. 50.Kf3 Rh4
  51. 51.Kg3 Rh1
  52. 52.Kf4 Rh2
  53. 53.Ke5 Rxb2
  54. 54.Kd4 Rb6
  55. 55.Kxc4 Rg6
  56. 56.Kd5 Rf6
  57. 57.Ke5 Rc6
  58. 58.Rh7+ Kb8

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