Vassily Ivanchuk vs Levon Aronian

XIII TCh-RUS · 2006 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1-0 in 37 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1-0
Event XIII TCh-RUS
Site Sochi RUS
Round 2
Date 2006.04.21
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C88)
Moves 37
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4k3/7p/1q3R2/p3p1P1/PpB1Np2/2P2r2/1P3P1K/4B3 b - - 6 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.Re1 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 O-O
  8. 8.a4 b4
  9. 9.d4 d6
  10. 10.dxe5 Nxe5
  11. 11.Nxe5 dxe5
  12. 12.Qf3 Bb7
  13. 13.Nd2 Bc5
  14. 14.Nf1 Qc8
  15. 15.h3 Kh8
  16. 16.Ng3 Nxe4
  17. 17.Nxe4 f5
  18. 18.Nxc5 Bxf3
  19. 19.gxf3 f4
  20. 20.Kh2 Qf5
  21. 21.Bd2 Rf6
  22. 22.Rg1 Rh6
  23. 23.Rg4 a5
  24. 24.Re1 Rf8
  25. 25.Ne4 Qh5
  26. 26.h4 Rg6
  27. 27.Rxg6 Qxg6
  28. 28.c3 c5
  29. 29.Nxc5 Rd8
  30. 30.Ne4 Qb6
  31. 31.Rd1 Rd3
  32. 32.Bc4 Rxf3
  33. 33.Be1 g5
  34. 34.hxg5 Kg7
  35. 35.Rd7+ Kf8
  36. 36.Rf7+ Ke8
  37. 37.Rf6

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