Boris Gelfand vs Levon Aronian

Zurich CC Blitz 2014 · Queen's Pawn Game · 0-1 in 50 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Levon Aronian
Result 0-1
Event Zurich CC Blitz 2014
Site Zurich SUI
Round 4.3
Date 2014.01.29
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (D02)
Moves 50
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

R7/8/Pr4kp/8/8/6Pb/5R1P/2r2BK1 b - - 7 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 d5
  3. 3.c4 e6
  4. 4.g3 c5
  5. 5.Bg2 cxd4
  6. 6.O-O Bc5
  7. 7.Nxd4 dxc4
  8. 8.Qa4+ Nbd7
  9. 9.Qxc4 O-O
  10. 10.Nc3 a6
  11. 11.Nb3 Ba7
  12. 12.Rd1 h6
  13. 13.Bd2 Rb8
  14. 14.Rac1 b5
  15. 15.Qb4 Bb6
  16. 16.Bf4 a5
  17. 17.Qd6 Qe8
  18. 18.Nxb5 e5
  19. 19.Bd2 Bxf2+
  20. 20.Kxf2 Rxb5
  21. 21.Nxa5 e4
  22. 22.Kg1 Ne5
  23. 23.Bb4 Ng6
  24. 24.a4 Rh5
  25. 25.Nc6 Bb7
  26. 26.Ne7+ Nxe7
  27. 27.Qxe7 Qxe7
  28. 28.Bxe7 Rb8
  29. 29.Bxf6 gxf6
  30. 30.b4 Re5
  31. 31.Rc7 Bd5
  32. 32.b5 Bb3
  33. 33.Rd4 f5
  34. 34.Rb4 Be6
  35. 35.b6 Ra5
  36. 36.e3 Kg7
  37. 37.Bf1 Kf6
  38. 38.Ra7 Rc5
  39. 39.a5 Rc1
  40. 40.b7 f4
  41. 41.Rxe4 fxe3
  42. 42.Rxe3 Bh3
  43. 43.Rf3+ Kg7
  44. 44.a6 Rd8
  45. 45.Rxf7+ Kg6
  46. 46.b8=Q Rxb8
  47. 47.Rf2 Rb6
  48. 48.Ra8 Kg7
  49. 49.Ra7+ Kg6
  50. 50.Ra8

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