Levon Aronian vs Alexei Shirov

WCh Candidates Finals · 2007 · Queen's Gambit Accepted · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 1-0
Event WCh Candidates Finals
Site Elista RUS
Round 1
Date 2007.06.06
Opening Queen's Gambit Accepted (D20)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

RR6/6pk/2p5/4pP1p/3n2P1/2r5/5K1P/8 b - - 1 41

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.Bxe6 fxe6
  8. 8.Qb3 Qd7
  9. 9.Qxb7 Rb8
  10. 10.Qa6 Nf6
  11. 11.Nbd2 Bd6
  12. 12.b3 O-O
  13. 13.Bb2 Bf4
  14. 14.g3 Bh6
  15. 15.Ba3 Nxe4
  16. 16.Bxf8 Nxd2
  17. 17.Nxd2 Bxd2
  18. 18.Ba3 Qd5
  19. 19.Qc4 Qxc4
  20. 20.bxc4 Ne5
  21. 21.Rab1 Rd8
  22. 22.c5 Nc4
  23. 23.Bc1 d3
  24. 24.Rb7 c6
  25. 25.Bxd2 Nxd2
  26. 26.Rd1 Ne4
  27. 27.f3 Nc3
  28. 28.Rd2 Nxa2
  29. 29.Rb3 Nc1
  30. 30.Rb1 Ne2+
  31. 31.Kf2 e5
  32. 32.Ra1 Rd5
  33. 33.Rxa7 Rxc5
  34. 34.Rxd3 Nd4
  35. 35.Rd2 h6
  36. 36.f4 Nb5
  37. 37.Ra8+ Kh7
  38. 38.f5 Nd4
  39. 39.g4 Rc3
  40. 40.Rb2 h5
  41. 41.Rbb8

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