Vassily Ivanchuk vs Levon Aronian

3rd Amplico AIG Life S/F · 2003 · English Opening · 1-0 in 37 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1-0
Event 3rd Amplico AIG Life S/F
Site Warsaw POL
Round 1
Date 2003.12.21
Opening English Opening (A18)
Moves 37
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5kp1/3p2p1/1r6/2nPP3/N1P5/R5PP/6K1 b - - 0 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 e6
  3. 3.e4 d5
  4. 4.e5 Ne4
  5. 5.Nf3 Nc6
  6. 6.d4 Bb4
  7. 7.Qc2 f6
  8. 8.exf6 Qxf6
  9. 9.a3 Bxc3+
  10. 10.bxc3 O-O
  11. 11.Bd3 Na5
  12. 12.O-O b6
  13. 13.Ne5 Qh4
  14. 14.a4 Ba6
  15. 15.Ba3 Rfe8
  16. 16.Rae1 Nd6
  17. 17.Bxd6 cxd6
  18. 18.cxd5 Bxd3
  19. 19.Nxd3 exd5
  20. 20.Nb4 Qh5
  21. 21.Re3 Rxe3
  22. 22.fxe3 Nc4
  23. 23.Qd3 Re8
  24. 24.Rf3 a5
  25. 25.Rh3 Qg6
  26. 26.Qxg6 hxg6
  27. 27.Nxd5 b5
  28. 28.axb5 a4
  29. 29.Rf3 a3
  30. 30.Rf1 Rb8
  31. 31.Rb1 Nd2
  32. 32.Ra1 Rxb5
  33. 33.Nb4 Ra5
  34. 34.Nc2 Nc4
  35. 35.e4 Kf7
  36. 36.Ra2 Rb5
  37. 37.Nxa3

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