Boris Gelfand vs Levon Aronian

FIDE Candidates · 2013 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 60 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1-0
Event FIDE Candidates
Site London ENG
Round 9.4
Date 2013.03.25
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 60
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/p7/1pp3KP/4kR2/1P6/8/6P1/7r b - - 6 60

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bf4 O-O
  6. 6.e3 Nbd7
  7. 7.Be2 c6
  8. 8.O-O Nh5
  9. 9.Be5 f6
  10. 10.Bg3 f5
  11. 11.Be5 Nhf6
  12. 12.h3 Nxe5
  13. 13.Nxe5 Nd7
  14. 14.f4 Nxe5
  15. 15.fxe5 Bg5
  16. 16.Qd2 Bd7
  17. 17.Rac1 Rc8
  18. 18.a3 Kh8
  19. 19.b4 Be8
  20. 20.Bd3 Rc7
  21. 21.Ne2 Bh5
  22. 22.Nf4 Bxf4
  23. 23.exf4 Rd7
  24. 24.Qe3 dxc4
  25. 25.Bxc4 Rxd4
  26. 26.Bxe6 Bf7
  27. 27.Bxf5 Bc4
  28. 28.e6 Qd6
  29. 29.Rfe1 Re8
  30. 30.e7 Bf7
  31. 31.Rc5 g6
  32. 32.Bg4 h5
  33. 33.f5 Kg7
  34. 34.fxg6 Bxg6
  35. 35.Bxh5 Rd3
  36. 36.Qe5+ Qxe5
  37. 37.Rcxe5 Bxh5
  38. 38.Rxh5 Rxa3
  39. 39.Rf5 Rd3
  40. 40.Re4 Rd7
  41. 41.Rg4+ Kh6
  42. 42.Rf6+ Kh7
  43. 43.Rf7+ Kh6
  44. 44.Rgg7 Rd1+
  45. 45.Kh2 Rf1
  46. 46.Rh7+ Kg6
  47. 47.Rhg7+ Kh6
  48. 48.Rh7+ Kg6
  49. 49.Rfg7+ Kf6
  50. 50.h4 Ke6
  51. 51.Rg4 Kf5
  52. 52.Kg3 Re1
  53. 53.Rf4+ Ke6
  54. 54.h5 Rxe7
  55. 55.Rxe7+ Kxe7
  56. 56.Kh4 b6
  57. 57.h6 Rh1+
  58. 58.Kg5 Ke6
  59. 59.Kg6 Ke5
  60. 60.Rf5+

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