Alexander Grischuk vs Levon Aronian

WCh Candidates · 2011 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 49 moves

The Game

White Alexander Grischuk
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1-0
Event WCh Candidates
Site Kazan RUS
Round 1.8
Date 2011.05.09
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4QB2/3R1r2/1r2p1kp/4b1p1/8/4P1pP/5PK1/8 b - - 1 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.c4 e6
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bf4 O-O
  6. 6.e3 Nbd7
  7. 7.c5 c6
  8. 8.h3 b6
  9. 9.b4 a5
  10. 10.a3 Ba6
  11. 11.Bxa6 Rxa6
  12. 12.O-O Qa8
  13. 13.Rb1 axb4
  14. 14.axb4 Qb7
  15. 15.Qc2 Rfa8
  16. 16.Ne1 Bd8
  17. 17.Nd3 Ra3
  18. 18.b5 bxc5
  19. 19.dxc5 Be7
  20. 20.Rfc1 g5
  21. 21.Bg3 R8a5
  22. 22.Qd1 Bf8
  23. 23.bxc6 Qxc6
  24. 24.Nb4 Qxc5
  25. 25.Ncxd5 Nxd5
  26. 26.Rxc5 Rxc5
  27. 27.Nxd5 Rxd5
  28. 28.Qc2 Rc5
  29. 29.Qb2 Rd3
  30. 30.Ra1 Bg7
  31. 31.Ra8+ Nf8
  32. 32.Qb8 Rcd5
  33. 33.Qe8 h6
  34. 34.Kh2 Rd2
  35. 35.Qe7 Rd7
  36. 36.Qe8 Kh7
  37. 37.Qb8 Rb2
  38. 38.Qc8 Kg6
  39. 39.Qc1 Rdb7
  40. 40.Rd8 Nh7
  41. 41.Qd1 R2b3
  42. 42.Qc2+ f5
  43. 43.Qc6 Nf8
  44. 44.Bd6 R3b6
  45. 45.Qe8+ Rf7
  46. 46.Bxf8 Be5+
  47. 47.g3 f4
  48. 48.Rd7 fxg3+
  49. 49.Kg2

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