Levon Aronian vs Vassily Ivanchuk

77th Tata Steel GpA · 2015 · Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 38 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 77th Tata Steel GpA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 11.2
Date 2015.01.23
Opening Slav Defense (D11)
Moves 38
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Final Position

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

5n2/4rpkp/3R2p1/1p1BP3/3r1P2/6P1/4R1KP/8 b - f3 0 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 e6
  4. 4.Qc2 Nf6
  5. 5.Nbd2 Nbd7
  6. 6.g3 b6
  7. 7.Bg2 Bb7
  8. 8.O-O c5
  9. 9.cxd5 Nxd5
  10. 10.Nc4 Rc8
  11. 11.Bg5 Qc7
  12. 12.Rac1 b5
  13. 13.Ne3 Nxe3
  14. 14.Bxe3 c4
  15. 15.Rfd1 a6
  16. 16.Bf4 Bd6
  17. 17.Bxd6 Qxd6
  18. 18.e4 O-O
  19. 19.Ng5 Qe7
  20. 20.e5 Qxg5
  21. 21.Bxb7 Rb8
  22. 22.Be4 g6
  23. 23.Qc3 Qd8
  24. 24.b3 cxb3
  25. 25.axb3 Rc8
  26. 26.Qb4 Qb6
  27. 27.Ra1 Rfd8
  28. 28.Kg2 Nf8
  29. 29.Qa5 Qxa5
  30. 30.Rxa5 Rc3
  31. 31.Rxa6 Rxb3
  32. 32.d5 Rb4
  33. 33.Bf3 exd5
  34. 34.Bxd5 Kg7
  35. 35.Rd6 Re8
  36. 36.Re1 Re7
  37. 37.Re2 Rd4
  38. 38.f4

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