Levon Aronian vs Gata Kamsky

SportAccord Blitz Men 2012 · Slav Defense · 1-0 in 73 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Gata Kamsky
Result 1-0
Event SportAccord Blitz Men 2012
Site Beijing CHN
Round 7.3
Date 2012.12.16
Opening Slav Defense (D10)
Moves 73
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7R/4k1PP/4pn2/5p2/K2P1P2/7r/1P6/8 b - - 2 73

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.cxd5 cxd5
  5. 5.Bf4 Nc6
  6. 6.e3 e6
  7. 7.Bd3 Bd6
  8. 8.Bxd6 Qxd6
  9. 9.f4 O-O
  10. 10.Nf3 Bd7
  11. 11.Ne5 Rfc8
  12. 12.O-O Be8
  13. 13.Rf3 g6
  14. 14.Rh3 Nd7
  15. 15.Qe1 Qe7
  16. 16.Qg3 f6
  17. 17.Ng4 Qg7
  18. 18.Nh6+ Kh8
  19. 19.Rf1 f5
  20. 20.Qh4 Nf6
  21. 21.g4 Ne7
  22. 22.Kh1 Rc7
  23. 23.Rg1 Bd7
  24. 24.g5 Ne4
  25. 25.Bxe4 dxe4
  26. 26.Rhg3 b5
  27. 27.a3 a5
  28. 28.Ra1 Rac8
  29. 29.Rgg1 b4
  30. 30.axb4 axb4
  31. 31.Na4 Bxa4
  32. 32.Rxa4 Nd5
  33. 33.Ra6 Qd7
  34. 34.Qe1 Rc2
  35. 35.Qa1 Re2
  36. 36.Rd6 Qb7
  37. 37.Qa5 Kg7
  38. 38.Rd8 Rec2
  39. 39.Rxc8 Rxc8
  40. 40.Ra1 Qc7
  41. 41.Qxc7+ Rxc7
  42. 42.Ra8 Ne7
  43. 43.Re8 b3
  44. 44.Kg2 Rb7
  45. 45.Kf2 Rc7
  46. 46.Ke2 Rc2+
  47. 47.Kd1 Rc7
  48. 48.h4 Rb7
  49. 49.Kd2 Rc7
  50. 50.Kd1 Rb7
  51. 51.Rd8 Rc7
  52. 52.Rb8 Ra7
  53. 53.Rxb3 Ra8
  54. 54.Rb7 Kf8
  55. 55.Kd2 Ke8
  56. 56.Rb6 Kd7
  57. 57.Nf7 Nd5
  58. 58.Ne5+ Ke7
  59. 59.Rb7+ Ke8
  60. 60.Rxh7 Ra2
  61. 61.Kc2 Nxe3+
  62. 62.Kb3 Ra1
  63. 63.Rh8+ Ke7
  64. 64.Nxg6+ Kd6
  65. 65.h5 Rh1
  66. 66.h6 Nd5
  67. 67.Ne5 e3
  68. 68.Nc4+ Ke7
  69. 69.Nxe3 Nxe3
  70. 70.g6 Ng4
  71. 71.h7 Nf6
  72. 72.g7 Rh3+
  73. 73.Ka4

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