Alexander Grischuk vs Levon Aronian

chess.com QF Blitz 3m+2spm 2016 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 43 moves

The Game

White Alexander Grischuk
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1-0
Event chess.com QF Blitz 3m+2spm 2016
Site chess.com INT
Round 9
Date 2016.04.06
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5k2/3r2p1/p5Rp/P6P/3BK3/8/8 b - - 2 43

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 O-O
  8. 8.Qc2 c6
  9. 9.Rd1 a6
  10. 10.Be2 dxc4
  11. 11.Bxc4 b5
  12. 12.Be2 Bb7
  13. 13.O-O Rc8
  14. 14.Ne5 c5
  15. 15.dxc5 Qe8
  16. 16.Nxd7 Nxd7
  17. 17.Bxe7 Qxe7
  18. 18.b4 Nxc5
  19. 19.bxc5 Qxc5
  20. 20.Rc1 b4
  21. 21.Qb1 Bxg2
  22. 22.Kxg2 bxc3
  23. 23.Qe4 Rfd8
  24. 24.Rc2 Rd2
  25. 25.Rfc1 Rxc2
  26. 26.Rxc2 a5
  27. 27.h4 h5
  28. 28.Qd4 g6
  29. 29.Qxc5 Rxc5
  30. 30.f4 Kg7
  31. 31.Kf3 f5
  32. 32.e4 fxe4+
  33. 33.Kxe4 Kf6
  34. 34.Bd3 e5
  35. 35.fxe5+ Rxe5+
  36. 36.Kd4 Re6
  37. 37.Rf2+ Kg7
  38. 38.Kxc3 Rc6+
  39. 39.Kd4 Rd6+
  40. 40.Ke3 Kh6
  41. 41.Rg2 Kg7
  42. 42.a4 Kf7
  43. 43.Rg5

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