Levon Aronian vs Vassily Ivanchuk

4th Final Masters · 2011 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 0-1 in 38 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 0-1
Event 4th Final Masters
Site Sao Paulo/Bilbao BRA/ESP
Round 4
Date 2011.09.30
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

4rk2/3Q3p/6p1/p5P1/Pbp5/1q2P3/2R5/3K4 w - - 4 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.d4 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 Nbd7
  5. 5.Bg5 Bb4
  6. 6.cxd5 exd5
  7. 7.Nd2 c6
  8. 8.e3 Nf8
  9. 9.Bd3 Be7
  10. 10.Qc2 Ne6
  11. 11.Bh4 g6
  12. 12.h3 O-O
  13. 13.Nf3 a5
  14. 14.g4 b5
  15. 15.Ne5 Bb7
  16. 16.f4 c5
  17. 17.f5 cxd4
  18. 18.fxe6 dxc3
  19. 19.O-O d4
  20. 20.Nxf7 Qd5
  21. 21.Bxf6 Qh1+
  22. 22.Kf2 Qxh3
  23. 23.Ke1 cxb2
  24. 24.Qxb2 Bb4+
  25. 25.Kd1 Bf3+
  26. 26.Rxf3 Qxf3+
  27. 27.Be2 Qxf6
  28. 28.g5 Qg7
  29. 29.Qxd4 Rxf7
  30. 30.exf7+ Qxf7
  31. 31.Rc1 Rb8
  32. 32.a4 Qb3+
  33. 33.Rc2 Qb1+
  34. 34.Rc1 Qb3+
  35. 35.Rc2 Rc8
  36. 36.Bc4+ bxc4
  37. 37.Qd5+ Kf8
  38. 38.Qd7 Re8

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