Levon Aronian vs Richard Rapport

Gibraltar Masters TB 2018 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1-0 in 37 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Richard Rapport
Result 1-0
Event Gibraltar Masters TB 2018
Site Caleta ENG
Round 1.2
Date 2018.02.01
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A46)
Moves 37
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1N4k1/3r4/3P1ppb/Ppq1P3/2pR1R1p/7P/1PPQ2B1/6K1 b - - 0 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.g3 g6
  4. 4.Bg2 Bg7
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.Re1 Nbd7
  7. 7.e4 e5
  8. 8.Nc3 Re8
  9. 9.h3 b6
  10. 10.a4 a6
  11. 11.d5 a5
  12. 12.Nd2 Re7
  13. 13.Nc4 Nc5
  14. 14.Bg5 h6
  15. 15.Be3 Ba6
  16. 16.Na3 Nh7
  17. 17.Qd2 Qf8
  18. 18.Nab5 h5
  19. 19.Rf1 Rae8
  20. 20.Bxc5 dxc5
  21. 21.d6 Rd7
  22. 22.Rfd1 Bxb5
  23. 23.Nxb5 c6
  24. 24.Na3 h4
  25. 25.Nc4 Rb8
  26. 26.Ra3 Qd8
  27. 27.Rd3 Ng5
  28. 28.f4 exf4
  29. 29.gxf4 Ne6
  30. 30.e5 Bh6
  31. 31.Rf1 b5
  32. 32.Nxa5 Nxf4
  33. 33.Nxc6 Qb6
  34. 34.Rxf4 c4+
  35. 35.Rdd4 f6
  36. 36.a5 Qc5
  37. 37.Nxb8

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