Levon Aronian vs Alexander Morozevich

7th Mikhail Tal Memorial · 2012 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 0-1 in 40 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Alexander Morozevich
Result 0-1
Event 7th Mikhail Tal Memorial
Site Moscow RUS
Round 5
Date 2012.06.13
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D31)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/p3n1p1/1p2P2k/3b4/3B1bPP/1P3N2/r7/5RK1 w - - 0 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 c6
  4. 4.e3 Nd7
  5. 5.Nf3 f5
  6. 6.Bd3 Nh6
  7. 7.b3 Bd6
  8. 8.Bb2 O-O
  9. 9.O-O Rf6
  10. 10.Qc2 Nf7
  11. 11.Nd2 e5
  12. 12.Bxf5 e4
  13. 13.Bxh7+ Kxh7
  14. 14.cxd5 Rg6
  15. 15.Ndxe4 Nf6
  16. 16.Nxf6+ Qxf6
  17. 17.f4 Nh6
  18. 18.Ne4 Qf5
  19. 19.dxc6 Be7
  20. 20.c7 Rc6
  21. 21.Qb1 Rxc7
  22. 22.Nc3 Qxb1
  23. 23.Raxb1 Rd7
  24. 24.Rbd1 b6
  25. 25.e4 Bb7
  26. 26.h3 Ng8
  27. 27.e5 Rc8
  28. 28.d5 Bb4
  29. 29.e6 Rdd8
  30. 30.Ne4 Rxd5
  31. 31.Ng5+ Kg6
  32. 32.Rxd5 Bxd5
  33. 33.Rd1 Ne7
  34. 34.Bd4 Rc2
  35. 35.g4 Bd2
  36. 36.Rf1 Bc1
  37. 37.Nf3 Bxf4
  38. 38.Nh4+ Kg5
  39. 39.Nf3+ Kh6
  40. 40.h4 Rxa2

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