Levon Aronian vs Gata Kamsky

74th Tata Steel GMA · 2012 · English Opening · 1-0 in 58 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Gata Kamsky
Result 1-0
Event 74th Tata Steel GMA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 4
Date 2012.01.17
Opening English Opening (A15)
Moves 58
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1R6/6k1/2P5/6p1/1nN5/1r5P/8/3K4 b - - 0 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.Qb3 Nb6
  6. 6.d4 Bg7
  7. 7.e4 O-O
  8. 8.Be3 Bg4
  9. 9.Rd1 e6
  10. 10.Be2 Nc6
  11. 11.Ng1 Bxe2
  12. 12.Ngxe2 Qe7
  13. 13.O-O Rfd8
  14. 14.e5 h6
  15. 15.a3 Na5
  16. 16.Qc2 c5
  17. 17.dxc5 Nbc4
  18. 18.Bc1 Nxe5
  19. 19.b4 Nac6
  20. 20.Ne4 a6
  21. 21.h3 f5
  22. 22.Nd6 Nf7
  23. 23.Nc4 e5
  24. 24.Rde1 Kh7
  25. 25.Bb2 Re8
  26. 26.Nd4 Nxd4
  27. 27.Bxd4 Rad8
  28. 28.Bb2 e4
  29. 29.Bxg7 Kxg7
  30. 30.f3 Qf6
  31. 31.fxe4 Qd4+
  32. 32.Kh2 Rxe4
  33. 33.Rxe4 Qxe4
  34. 34.Qxe4 fxe4
  35. 35.Kg3 Rd4
  36. 36.Na5 g5
  37. 37.Kf2 Rd3
  38. 38.Re1 Rxa3
  39. 39.Rxe4 Kf6
  40. 40.Nxb7 Ne5
  41. 41.Rd4 Ke7
  42. 42.Nd6 Rb3
  43. 43.Nc8+ Kf7
  44. 44.Nd6+ Ke6
  45. 45.Nc4 Nd3+
  46. 46.Kg1 Nf4
  47. 47.Rd6+ Ke7
  48. 48.Ne5 Rb2
  49. 49.Rxa6 Rxg2+
  50. 50.Kf1 Rb2
  51. 51.Rxh6 Nd5
  52. 52.Rd6 Ne3+
  53. 53.Ke1 Nc2+
  54. 54.Kd1 Nxb4
  55. 55.Rb6 Kf8
  56. 56.Rb8+ Kg7
  57. 57.Nc4 Rb3
  58. 58.c6

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