Boris Gelfand vs Levon Aronian

74th Tata Steel GMA · 2012 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 0-1 in 53 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Levon Aronian
Result 0-1
Event 74th Tata Steel GMA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 12
Date 2012.01.28
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D31)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/R2b2q1/2p5/1pQp4/1P2pP2/4K2r/8/5R2 w - - 7 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Be7
  4. 4.Bf4 Nf6
  5. 5.e3 O-O
  6. 6.a3 Nbd7
  7. 7.Nb5 Ne8
  8. 8.Nf3 c6
  9. 9.Nc3 f5
  10. 10.h3 Nd6
  11. 11.cxd5 exd5
  12. 12.Bd3 Nf6
  13. 13.Ne5 Nfe4
  14. 14.O-O Nf7
  15. 15.Qc2 Bd6
  16. 16.Bh2 Nxe5
  17. 17.Bxe5 Bxe5
  18. 18.dxe5 a5
  19. 19.Na4 b5
  20. 20.Nc5 Qe7
  21. 21.Rac1 Qxe5
  22. 22.f4 Qd6
  23. 23.Bxe4 fxe4
  24. 24.Nb3 Bd7
  25. 25.Qc5 Qg6
  26. 26.Kh2 h5
  27. 27.Nd4 Rac8
  28. 28.b4 axb4
  29. 29.axb4 h4
  30. 30.Ne2 Rf6
  31. 31.Ra1 Rcf8
  32. 32.Qe7 R8f7
  33. 33.Qd8+ Kh7
  34. 34.Rg1 Qh6
  35. 35.Ra7 Rf8
  36. 36.Qc7 R6f7
  37. 37.Qe5 Re8
  38. 38.Qc3 g5
  39. 39.Rf1 Qd6
  40. 40.Kg1 Ref8
  41. 41.Qc5 Qh6
  42. 42.f5 Kg8
  43. 43.f6 g4
  44. 44.hxg4 h3
  45. 45.Nf4 hxg2
  46. 46.Kxg2 Qxf6
  47. 47.Kg3 Rh7
  48. 48.g5 Qxg5+
  49. 49.Kf2 Rxf4+
  50. 50.exf4 Rh2+
  51. 51.Ke3 Qg3+
  52. 52.Kd4 Qg7+
  53. 53.Ke3 Rh3+

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