Alexander Grischuk vs Levon Aronian

chess.com QF Blitz 3m+2spm 2016 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 54 moves

The Game

White Alexander Grischuk
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com QF Blitz 3m+2spm 2016
Site chess.com INT
Round 11
Date 2016.04.06
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/5Kb1/8/8/8/8/k7/8 w - - 0 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Nbd7
  5. 5.Bg5 Be7
  6. 6.e3 h6
  7. 7.Bh4 c6
  8. 8.Bd3 O-O
  9. 9.O-O a6
  10. 10.c5 e5
  11. 11.dxe5 Ne8
  12. 12.Bg3 Nxc5
  13. 13.Bc2 Bg4
  14. 14.Qd4 Bxf3
  15. 15.gxf3 f5
  16. 16.exf6 Nxf6
  17. 17.Rad1 Qe8
  18. 18.e4 Ne6
  19. 19.Qd3 Ng5
  20. 20.h4 dxe4
  21. 21.fxe4 Rd8
  22. 22.Qe2 Ngh7
  23. 23.e5 Nh5
  24. 24.Qc4+ Kh8
  25. 25.Qe4 g6
  26. 26.Qxg6 Qxg6
  27. 27.Bxg6 Nxg3
  28. 28.fxg3 Rg8
  29. 29.Rxd8 Bxd8
  30. 30.Bxh7 Kxh7
  31. 31.Rf7+ Rg7
  32. 32.Rxg7+ Kxg7
  33. 33.Ne4 Kf7
  34. 34.Kg2 Ke6
  35. 35.Nc5+ Kxe5
  36. 36.Nxb7 Bb6
  37. 37.g4 c5
  38. 38.b3 Kd5
  39. 39.g5 hxg5
  40. 40.hxg5 c4
  41. 41.bxc4+ Kxc4
  42. 42.Kf3 Bd4
  43. 43.Ke4 Bh8
  44. 44.Kf5 Kb4
  45. 45.g6 Ka3
  46. 46.Nc5 a5
  47. 47.Nb7 a4
  48. 48.Nc5 Kb4
  49. 49.Ne4 Ka3
  50. 50.Nc5 Kb4
  51. 51.Nxa4 Kxa4
  52. 52.Ke6 Ka3
  53. 53.Kf7 Kxa2
  54. 54.g7 Bxg7

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