Alexander Grischuk vs Levon Aronian

WCh Candidates · 2011 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 0-1 in 72 moves

The Game

White Alexander Grischuk
Black Levon Aronian
Result 0-1
Event WCh Candidates
Site Kazan RUS
Round 1.6
Date 2011.05.09
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D31)
Moves 72
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

7R/8/8/8/2K5/r7/2p5/1k6 w - - 4 73

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Be7
  4. 4.cxd5 exd5
  5. 5.Bf4 c6
  6. 6.Qc2 Nf6
  7. 7.e3 Nh5
  8. 8.Be5 Nd7
  9. 9.Be2 Nxe5
  10. 10.dxe5 g6
  11. 11.Bxh5 gxh5
  12. 12.O-O-O f6
  13. 13.Nf3 fxe5
  14. 14.Nxe5 O-O
  15. 15.f4 Bd6
  16. 16.Nf3 Bf5
  17. 17.Qd2 Qf6
  18. 18.e4 dxe4
  19. 19.Qxd6 exf3
  20. 20.Qxf6 Rxf6
  21. 21.gxf3 Bg6
  22. 22.Ne2 Re8
  23. 23.Rd2 Re3
  24. 24.Rf1 Bd3
  25. 25.Rf2 Kf7
  26. 26.b3 h4
  27. 27.Kb2 Bxe2
  28. 28.Rdxe2 Rxe2+
  29. 29.Rxe2 Rxf4
  30. 30.Rf2 Rd4
  31. 31.Kc3 Rd1
  32. 32.f4 Kf6
  33. 33.Rg2 h5
  34. 34.a4 Rf1
  35. 35.Rg5 Rf3+
  36. 36.Kc2 Rxf4
  37. 37.Rxh5 Rf2+
  38. 38.Kc3 Rxh2
  39. 39.Rh7 Kg6
  40. 40.Rxb7 h3
  41. 41.Rb8 Rf2
  42. 42.Rh8 h2
  43. 43.Kd3 Kg5
  44. 44.Ke3 Rb2
  45. 45.Kf3 Rxb3+
  46. 46.Kg2 Rb2+
  47. 47.Kh1 Kf5
  48. 48.Rc8 Rc2
  49. 49.Ra8 Ke4
  50. 50.Rxa7 Ra2
  51. 51.a5 Kd4
  52. 52.a6 Kc5
  53. 53.Ra8 Kc4
  54. 54.Ra7 c5
  55. 55.Ra8 Kb5
  56. 56.Rb8+ Kc6
  57. 57.Rc8+ Kb6
  58. 58.Rb8+ Kc7
  59. 59.Rb7+ Kc6
  60. 60.Ra7 c4
  61. 61.Ra8 Kc7
  62. 62.a7 c3
  63. 63.Re8 Rxa7
  64. 64.Kxh2 Kb6
  65. 65.Kg3 Kc5
  66. 66.Kf2 Kc4
  67. 67.Ke2 Kb3
  68. 68.Rc8 Kb2
  69. 69.Rb8+ Kc1
  70. 70.Kd3 c2
  71. 71.Rh8 Ra3+
  72. 72.Kc4 Kb1

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