Levon Aronian vs Alexei Shirov

WCh Candidates Finals · 2007 · Queen's Gambit Accepted · 1/2-1/2 in 68 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event WCh Candidates Finals
Site Elista RUS
Round 3
Date 2007.06.08
Opening Queen's Gambit Accepted (D20)
Moves 68
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Final Position

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

8/5RK1/r4P2/8/5k2/8/8/8 b - - 2 68

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 dxc4
  3. 3.e4 e5
  4. 4.Nf3 exd4
  5. 5.Bxc4 Nc6
  6. 6.O-O Be6
  7. 7.Bb5 Bc5
  8. 8.b4 Bb6
  9. 9.a4 a6
  10. 10.Bxc6+ bxc6
  11. 11.a5 Ba7
  12. 12.Bb2 Nf6
  13. 13.Nxd4 Bxd4
  14. 14.Bxd4 Nxe4
  15. 15.Bxg7 Rg8
  16. 16.Be5 Bh3
  17. 17.Bg3 Nxg3
  18. 18.hxg3 Qxd1
  19. 19.Rxd1 Be6
  20. 20.Nc3 Rg4
  21. 21.Rab1 Rb8
  22. 22.f4 Bf5
  23. 23.Rb2 Rxg3
  24. 24.Na4 Kf8
  25. 25.Nc5 Ra8
  26. 26.Kf2 Rc3
  27. 27.Rbd2 Rc4
  28. 28.Rd4 Rxd4
  29. 29.Rxd4 Ke7
  30. 30.Rd1 Be6
  31. 31.Re1 Kf6
  32. 32.Re5 h6
  33. 33.g3 Bc4
  34. 34.Nd7+ Kg7
  35. 35.Re7 Rd8
  36. 36.Ke3 h5
  37. 37.f5 Rg8
  38. 38.Re4 Bb5
  39. 39.Rh4 Rd8
  40. 40.Nc5 Kh6
  41. 41.Kf4 Be2
  42. 42.Rh2 Bb5
  43. 43.Ke5 Kg5
  44. 44.Ne4+ Kg4
  45. 45.Kf6 Kf3
  46. 46.Rh4 Bd3
  47. 47.Nc5 Kxg3
  48. 48.Rxh5 Bc4
  49. 49.Rh1 Rb8
  50. 50.Rd1 Rxb4
  51. 51.Rd4 Kf3
  52. 52.Nxa6 c5
  53. 53.Nxc5 Ke3
  54. 54.Rh4 Kd2
  55. 55.Na6 Ra4
  56. 56.Nxc7 Kd3
  57. 57.a6 Ra5
  58. 58.Rf4 Kc3
  59. 59.Ke7 Rc5
  60. 60.Kd6 Ra5
  61. 61.f6 Bxa6
  62. 62.Nxa6 Rxa6+
  63. 63.Ke7 Ra7+
  64. 64.Kf8 Kd3
  65. 65.Rh4 Ke3
  66. 66.Rh7 Kf4
  67. 67.Rxf7 Ra6
  68. 68.Kg7

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