Levon Aronian vs Peter Svidler

4th Sinquefield Cup 2016 · Slav Defense · 1-0 in 54 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Peter Svidler
Result 1-0
Event 4th Sinquefield Cup 2016
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 2.5
Date 2016.08.06
Opening Slav Defense (D10)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/3kp3/8/2K1P2p/1P5P/1N3b2/8 b - - 2 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 a6
  5. 5.Nf3 b5
  6. 6.b3 Bg4
  7. 7.Qd2 Nbd7
  8. 8.Ne5 Nxe5
  9. 9.dxe5 Nd7
  10. 10.cxd5 cxd5
  11. 11.Qxd5 e6
  12. 12.Qd4 h5
  13. 13.Bd2 Qb8
  14. 14.Ne4 Qxe5
  15. 15.a4 Bf5
  16. 16.Ng3 Bc2
  17. 17.axb5 h4
  18. 18.Ne2 Qxb5
  19. 19.Qc3 Bh7
  20. 20.Nd4 Qb7
  21. 21.h3 Be7
  22. 22.Be2 O-O
  23. 23.Bf3 Be4
  24. 24.Bxe4 Qxe4
  25. 25.Qc6 Nc5
  26. 26.Qxe4 Nxe4
  27. 27.Nc6 Bc5
  28. 28.Ra4 Nxd2
  29. 29.Kxd2 Rfc8
  30. 30.Na5 Be7
  31. 31.Rc1 Rxc1
  32. 32.Kxc1 Rc8+
  33. 33.Rc4 Rxc4+
  34. 34.Nxc4 g5
  35. 35.Kd2 f5
  36. 36.Ne5 Bd6
  37. 37.Nf3 Be7
  38. 38.Ne5 Bd6
  39. 39.Nf3 Be7
  40. 40.Kd3 Kg7
  41. 41.Ne5 Bb4
  42. 42.Kc4 a5
  43. 43.Kb5 Kf6
  44. 44.Nc4 Be1
  45. 45.f3 g4
  46. 46.Nxa5 gxh3
  47. 47.gxh3 Ke5
  48. 48.Nc4+ Kd5
  49. 49.Nb6+ Kd6
  50. 50.Kc4 Kc6
  51. 51.Na4 Bf2
  52. 52.e4 fxe4
  53. 53.fxe4 Kd6
  54. 54.Nb2

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