Levon Aronian vs Vassily Ivanchuk

FIDE World Cup 2017 · English Opening · 1-0 in 24 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1-0
Event FIDE World Cup 2017
Site Tbilisi GEO
Round 5.1
Date 2017.09.15
Opening English Opening (A13)
Moves 24
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2r2qkr/1b1n1pb1/p2P2pp/2p5/Pp2N3/4B1P1/1P2QPBP/2RR2K1 b - - 0 24

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e6
  2. 2.g3 d5
  3. 3.Bg2 dxc4
  4. 4.Qa4+ c6
  5. 5.Qxc4 b5
  6. 6.Qc2 Bb7
  7. 7.Nf3 Nd7
  8. 8.Nc3 Rc8
  9. 9.O-O a6
  10. 10.d4 c5
  11. 11.d5 exd5
  12. 12.Nh4 Ndf6
  13. 13.Rd1 g6
  14. 14.Nxd5 Nxd5
  15. 15.e4 Bg7
  16. 16.exd5 Nf6
  17. 17.Qe2+ Kf8
  18. 18.a4 b4
  19. 19.Be3 Qd6
  20. 20.Rac1 Nd7
  21. 21.Nf3 h6
  22. 22.Nd2 Kg8
  23. 23.Ne4 Qf8
  24. 24.d6

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