Levon Aronian vs Alexei Shirov

17th TCh-Eur · 2009 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 66 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 17th TCh-Eur
Site Novi Sad SRB
Round 6
Date 2009.10.27
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D46)
Moves 66
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Final Position

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

3k4/8/4q1p1/Q6p/7P/p5P1/1p5K/1B6 b - - 25 66

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.c4 c6
  4. 4.Nc3 e6
  5. 5.e3 Nbd7
  6. 6.Qc2 Bd6
  7. 7.Bd3 O-O
  8. 8.O-O dxc4
  9. 9.Bxc4 b5
  10. 10.Bd3 Bb7
  11. 11.a3 a5
  12. 12.e4 e5
  13. 13.dxe5 Nxe5
  14. 14.Nxe5 Bxe5
  15. 15.h3 Ba6
  16. 16.Be3 b4
  17. 17.Bxa6 bxc3
  18. 18.Bc4 cxb2
  19. 19.Rad1 Qb8
  20. 20.f4 Bc7
  21. 21.e5 Bb6
  22. 22.Bf2 Bxf2+
  23. 23.Rxf2 Rd8
  24. 24.Rxd8+ Qxd8
  25. 25.exf6 Rb8
  26. 26.Ba2 Qxf6
  27. 27.g3 g6
  28. 28.Kh2 Qe7
  29. 29.a4 Qa3
  30. 30.Bb1 Rb3
  31. 31.Rg2 Qxa4
  32. 32.f5 Qb5
  33. 33.Qe4 Qb8
  34. 34.Qxc6 Rb6
  35. 35.Qd7 Rb7
  36. 36.Qd1 Rb3
  37. 37.Qe1 a4
  38. 38.Re2 Kf8
  39. 39.Re3 Rxe3
  40. 40.Qxe3 Qb4
  41. 41.f6 a3
  42. 42.h4 h5
  43. 43.Qa7 Ke8
  44. 44.Qa8+ Kd7
  45. 45.Qd5+ Kc8
  46. 46.Qxf7 Qd2+
  47. 47.Kh3 Qd1
  48. 48.Qe6+ Kc7
  49. 49.Qe5+ Kd7
  50. 50.Qe7+ Kc8
  51. 51.Qe4 Qf1+
  52. 52.Kh2 Qf2+
  53. 53.Qg2 Qxf6
  54. 54.Qa8+ Kc7
  55. 55.Qa7+ Kd8
  56. 56.Qa5+ Kd7
  57. 57.Kg2 Qc6+
  58. 58.Kf2 Qf6+
  59. 59.Kg2 Qc6+
  60. 60.Kh2 Qf6
  61. 61.Qa4+ Kc7
  62. 62.Qa7+ Kd8
  63. 63.Qc5 Qe6
  64. 64.Qa5+ Kc8
  65. 65.Qc3+ Kd8
  66. 66.Qa5+

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