Ding Liren vs Levon Aronian

San Fermin Masters Final · 2021 · Grünfeld Defense · 1-0 in 62 moves

The Game

White Ding Liren
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1-0
Event San Fermin Masters Final
Site chess24.com INT
Round 2.5
Date 2021.07.11
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D78)
Moves 62
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5k2/P7/1n6/4K3/3p4/1P1N3P/8 b - - 0 62

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.g3 g6
  3. 3.Bg2 Bg7
  4. 4.d4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.c4 c6
  7. 7.Qb3 dxc4
  8. 8.Qxc4 b5
  9. 9.Qc3 Bf5
  10. 10.Rd1 a5
  11. 11.Qe1 Qc8
  12. 12.Nc3 Rd8
  13. 13.Bf4 Nd5
  14. 14.Be5 b4
  15. 15.Nxd5 cxd5
  16. 16.Rdc1 Qa6
  17. 17.Bxg7 Kxg7
  18. 18.a3 b3
  19. 19.Rc3 a4
  20. 20.Ne5 Be4
  21. 21.Rac1 Ra7
  22. 22.Rc7 Bc2
  23. 23.Rc3 Qd6
  24. 24.Qd2 Rc7
  25. 25.Rxc7 Qxc7
  26. 26.Nd3 Qb6
  27. 27.Nb4 Be4
  28. 28.Rc5 Bxg2
  29. 29.Kxg2 e6
  30. 30.Qf4 Nd7
  31. 31.Rc6 Qb8
  32. 32.Qxb8 Rxb8
  33. 33.Nd3 Nb6
  34. 34.Kf3 Kf8
  35. 35.e4 Ke8
  36. 36.e5 Kd7
  37. 37.Rd6+ Kc7
  38. 38.Kf4 Rd8
  39. 39.Rxd8 Kxd8
  40. 40.Kg5 Nc4
  41. 41.Kh6 Ke7
  42. 42.Kxh7 Nd2
  43. 43.Nc5 Nf3
  44. 44.Nxa4 Nxd4
  45. 45.Nc5 Nf3
  46. 46.Nxb3 d4
  47. 47.Nc1 Nxe5
  48. 48.f4 d3
  49. 49.Nb3 Nc4
  50. 50.Kg7 f6
  51. 51.Kxg6 e5
  52. 52.Kf5 Kd6
  53. 53.fxe5+ fxe5
  54. 54.g4 Kd5
  55. 55.g5 e4
  56. 56.g6 Nd6+
  57. 57.Kf4 Ke6
  58. 58.Nd2 Kf6
  59. 59.a4 Kxg6
  60. 60.a5 Kf7
  61. 61.a6 Nb5
  62. 62.Kxe4

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