Levon Aronian vs Peter Svidler

FIDE Candidates 2016 · Slav Defense · 0-1 in 48 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Peter Svidler
Result 0-1
Event FIDE Candidates 2016
Site Moscow RUS
Round 11.1
Date 2016.03.24
Opening Slav Defense (D16)
Moves 48
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

r5k1/5p2/4p1p1/1pP4p/3P4/6R1/1q3KPP/4Q3 w - - 7 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 dxc4
  5. 5.a4 e6
  6. 6.e3 c5
  7. 7.Bxc4 Nc6
  8. 8.O-O cxd4
  9. 9.exd4 Be7
  10. 10.Be3 O-O
  11. 11.Qe2 Nb4
  12. 12.Ne5 Bd7
  13. 13.Rad1 Nbd5
  14. 14.Bc1 Bc6
  15. 15.Rd3 Nxc3
  16. 16.bxc3 Bd5
  17. 17.Rg3 Bxc4
  18. 18.Nxc4 g6
  19. 19.Ne5 Nd7
  20. 20.Bh6 Re8
  21. 21.f4 Bf8
  22. 22.Bg5 Be7
  23. 23.Ng4 h5
  24. 24.Bxe7 Qxe7
  25. 25.Ne5 Kh7
  26. 26.Qc2 Rg8
  27. 27.Rg5 Kh8
  28. 28.Rf3 Nxe5
  29. 29.Rxe5 Qd6
  30. 30.Qd2 Kg7
  31. 31.Rg3 Rh8
  32. 32.Qb2 Rac8
  33. 33.Qxb7 Rb8
  34. 34.Qe4 Rhc8
  35. 35.Rb5 Rxb5
  36. 36.axb5 Qa3
  37. 37.Qc2 Rb8
  38. 38.Qe2 Qc1+
  39. 39.Kf2 Qxf4+
  40. 40.Kg1 Qc1+
  41. 41.Kf2 Qf4+
  42. 42.Kg1 Kg8
  43. 43.Qb2 a6
  44. 44.c4 axb5
  45. 45.c5 Qe4
  46. 46.Qd2 Qb1+
  47. 47.Kf2 Ra8
  48. 48.Qe1 Qb2+

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