Levon Aronian vs Vassily Ivanchuk

GCT Blitz YourNextMove · 2017 · English Opening · 1-0 in 27 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1-0
Event GCT Blitz YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 2.1
Date 2017.07.01
Opening English Opening (A27)
Moves 27
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2kb2r1/p1p4R/1pQq2p1/1P1Ppp2/4p3/4P3/PP3P1P/2K3R1 b - - 4 27

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nf3 f5
  4. 4.g3 d6
  5. 5.d4 e4
  6. 6.d5 Ne5
  7. 7.Nxe5 dxe5
  8. 8.g4 g6
  9. 9.gxf5 gxf5
  10. 10.Rg1 Nf6
  11. 11.Bg5 Be7
  12. 12.e3 Rg8
  13. 13.Rg3 Rg6
  14. 14.Be2 Qd6
  15. 15.Bh5 Kf7
  16. 16.Bxf6 Bxf6
  17. 17.Qb3 b6
  18. 18.O-O-O Bd7
  19. 19.Rdg1 Rg8
  20. 20.Qd1 Be8
  21. 21.Bxg6+ hxg6
  22. 22.Rh3 Ke7
  23. 23.Rh7+ Kd8
  24. 24.Nb5 Bxb5
  25. 25.cxb5 Kc8
  26. 26.Qc2 Bd8
  27. 27.Qc6

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