Levon Aronian vs Alexei Shirov

73rd Tata Steel GMA · 2011 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 53 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 1-0
Event 73rd Tata Steel GMA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 9
Date 2011.01.25
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D52)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7k/5rp1/7p/4p3/Q5KP/p2NP1P1/8/7r b - - 5 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 e6
  5. 5.Bg5 Nbd7
  6. 6.e3 Qa5
  7. 7.cxd5 Nxd5
  8. 8.Qd2 Bb4
  9. 9.Rc1 h6
  10. 10.Bh4 c5
  11. 11.Bc4 cxd4
  12. 12.Qxd4 Bxc3+
  13. 13.bxc3 O-O
  14. 14.O-O N5b6
  15. 15.Bb3 Re8
  16. 16.Rfd1 Qh5
  17. 17.Bg3 e5
  18. 18.Qb4 e4
  19. 19.Ne1 a5
  20. 20.Qd4 Nc5
  21. 21.Rb1 Nxb3
  22. 22.Qxb6 Nc5
  23. 23.c4 Be6
  24. 24.Rd5 Bxd5
  25. 25.Qxc5 Red8
  26. 26.cxd5 Qxd5
  27. 27.Qc2 b5
  28. 28.Qb2 b4
  29. 29.Be5 Qd2
  30. 30.Qa1 Qe2
  31. 31.Bd4 Rab8
  32. 32.h3 f6
  33. 33.Rb2 Qb5
  34. 34.Qb1 Qd5
  35. 35.Qd1 Rbc8
  36. 36.Rd2 Qe6
  37. 37.Kh2 Rd7
  38. 38.g3 Rdc7
  39. 39.Bb2 Qxa2
  40. 40.Be5 Qxd2
  41. 41.Qxd2 fxe5
  42. 42.Qd5+ Rf7
  43. 43.Kg2 Rf8
  44. 44.h4 Kh8
  45. 45.Qxe4 Rxf2+
  46. 46.Kh3 b3
  47. 47.Nd3 b2
  48. 48.Qb7 R8f7
  49. 49.Qb5 a4
  50. 50.Nxb2 a3
  51. 51.Nd3 Rf1
  52. 52.Qa4 Rh1+
  53. 53.Kg4

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