Levon Aronian vs Vassily Ivanchuk

World Rapid 2016 · English Opening · 1-0 in 48 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1-0
Event World Rapid 2016
Site Doha QAT
Round 5.3
Date 2016.12.26
Opening English Opening (A30)
Moves 48
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5k2/R7/8/5p2/7K/5P2/3b4/8 b - - 1 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 e6
  4. 4.g3 b6
  5. 5.Bg2 Bb7
  6. 6.O-O Be7
  7. 7.Re1 d5
  8. 8.cxd5 Nxd5
  9. 9.d4 cxd4
  10. 10.Qa4+ Qd7
  11. 11.Qxd7+ Nxd7
  12. 12.Nxd4 N7f6
  13. 13.Ncb5 O-O
  14. 14.e4 Nb4
  15. 15.a3 Nd3
  16. 16.Rd1 Nc5
  17. 17.e5 Nd5
  18. 18.b4 Na4
  19. 19.Bxd5 Bxd5
  20. 20.Nc7 Rad8
  21. 21.Nf5 exf5
  22. 22.Nxd5 Rde8
  23. 23.Bf4 Bd8
  24. 24.h4 Nb2
  25. 25.Rd4 b5
  26. 26.Kg2 a6
  27. 27.Re1 Re6
  28. 28.Rc1 Nc4
  29. 29.a4 h6
  30. 30.axb5 axb5
  31. 31.Nc3 g5
  32. 32.hxg5 hxg5
  33. 33.Nxb5 gxf4
  34. 34.Rcxc4 Rxe5
  35. 35.Rc5 Bf6
  36. 36.Rxe5 Bxe5
  37. 37.Rd5 f6
  38. 38.gxf4 Bxf4
  39. 39.Nd4 Kf7
  40. 40.Rd7+ Ke8
  41. 41.Ra7 Bd6
  42. 42.Nxf5 Bxb4
  43. 43.Ng7+ Kd8
  44. 44.Ne6+ Ke8
  45. 45.Nxf8 Kxf8
  46. 46.f3 Bd2
  47. 47.Kg3 f5
  48. 48.Kh4

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