Levon Aronian vs Vassily Ivanchuk

Corus A · 2009 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 56 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Corus A
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 6
Date 2009.01.23
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E16)
Moves 56
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Final Position

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

8/8/6R1/1r5p/7k/8/5PK1/8 w - - 0 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.c4 b6
  4. 4.g3 Bb4+
  5. 5.Bd2 a5
  6. 6.Bg2 Bb7
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.Qc2 c5
  9. 9.Rd1 Be4
  10. 10.Qc1 cxd4
  11. 11.Nxd4 Bxg2
  12. 12.Kxg2 Na6
  13. 13.Bxb4 axb4
  14. 14.Nd2 d5
  15. 15.Qc2 Qd7
  16. 16.cxd5 Rfc8
  17. 17.Qd3 Nxd5
  18. 18.Qf3 h6
  19. 19.N2b3 Qb7
  20. 20.Nb5 Qd7
  21. 21.N5d4 Qb7
  22. 22.Nf5 Rd8
  23. 23.e4 exf5
  24. 24.exd5 Nc5
  25. 25.Nxc5 bxc5
  26. 26.b3 g6
  27. 27.Rac1 Ra5
  28. 28.Rd2 h5
  29. 29.h4 Rd6
  30. 30.Kh2 Qd7
  31. 31.Qd3 Qd8
  32. 32.Rc4 Qd7
  33. 33.Rcc2 Qd8
  34. 34.Qc4 Qa8
  35. 35.Rd3 Qd8
  36. 36.Re2 Kg7
  37. 37.Rde3 Qf6
  38. 38.Rd2 Rd8
  39. 39.Qf4 Ra6
  40. 40.Qc7 Qd6
  41. 41.Re7 Qxc7
  42. 42.Rxc7 Rda8
  43. 43.Rxc5 Rxa2
  44. 44.Rxa2 Rxa2
  45. 45.Kg2 Rb2
  46. 46.d6 Rd2
  47. 47.Rc4 Rxd6
  48. 48.Rxb4 Rd3
  49. 49.Rb7 Kf6
  50. 50.b4 Rb3
  51. 51.b5 f4
  52. 52.gxf4 Ke6
  53. 53.f5+ Kxf5
  54. 54.Rxf7+ Kg4
  55. 55.Rf6 Rxb5
  56. 56.Rxg6+ Kxh4

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