Levon Aronian vs Sergey Karjakin

6th EICC Playoff · 2005 · Queen's Gambit Accepted · 1/2-1/2 in 34 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 6th EICC Playoff
Site Warsaw POL
Round 3.1
Date 2005.07.02
Opening Queen's Gambit Accepted (D27)
Moves 34
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

1r3r2/2RR1p2/4pkp1/7p/5P1P/4P1P1/6K1/8 w - - 1 35

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 dxc4
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 e6
  5. 5.Bxc4 a6
  6. 6.O-O c5
  7. 7.dxc5 Bxc5
  8. 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8
  9. 9.Ne5 Ke7
  10. 10.Be2 Bd7
  11. 11.Bf3 Nc6
  12. 12.Nxd7 Nxd7
  13. 13.Bxc6 bxc6
  14. 14.Bd2 Bd6
  15. 15.Rc1 Rab8
  16. 16.Bc3 Be5
  17. 17.b3 a5
  18. 18.Nd2 a4
  19. 19.bxa4 Ra8
  20. 20.Bxe5 Nxe5
  21. 21.Rc5 Rhd8
  22. 22.Nc4 Nxc4
  23. 23.Rxc4 Rd2
  24. 24.h4 Rb8
  25. 25.Rxc6 Rbb2
  26. 26.Rc7+ Kf6
  27. 27.Rf1 Rb4
  28. 28.a5 g6
  29. 29.a6 Rxa2
  30. 30.Rd1 Rxa6
  31. 31.g3 Ra8
  32. 32.Rdd7 Rf8
  33. 33.Kg2 h5
  34. 34.f4 Rbb8

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