Vassily Ivanchuk vs Levon Aronian

Pearl Spring · 2008 · English Opening · 0-1 in 39 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Levon Aronian
Result 0-1
Event Pearl Spring
Site Nanjing CHN
Round 7
Date 2008.12.18
Opening English Opening (A20)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

2r3k1/6p1/R7/1p6/P1q3Q1/2p3P1/5P2/6K1 w - - 3 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.g3 f5
  3. 3.d4 exd4
  4. 4.Nf3 Bb4+
  5. 5.Nbd2 Nf6
  6. 6.Bg2 Nc6
  7. 7.O-O Bc5
  8. 8.Nb3 d6
  9. 9.Nfxd4 Nxd4
  10. 10.Nxd4 O-O
  11. 11.Nc2 Qe8
  12. 12.b4 Bb6
  13. 13.Be3 Bxe3
  14. 14.Nxe3 f4
  15. 15.Nd5 Nxd5
  16. 16.Qxd5+ Kh8
  17. 17.Rfe1 Rf6
  18. 18.Rad1 c6
  19. 19.Qe4 Qf7
  20. 20.Rd4 Bg4
  21. 21.Qd3 Rf8
  22. 22.Qd2 h5
  23. 23.Bf3 fxg3
  24. 24.hxg3 Bxf3
  25. 25.exf3 Rxf3
  26. 26.Re2 c5
  27. 27.bxc5 dxc5
  28. 28.Rd8 Qxc4
  29. 29.Rxf8+ Rxf8
  30. 30.Re5 b6
  31. 31.Rxh5+ Kg8
  32. 32.Rh4 Qe6
  33. 33.a4 a6
  34. 34.Rh5 c4
  35. 35.Qd4 Qf7
  36. 36.Rd5 c3
  37. 37.Rd6 b5
  38. 38.Rxa6 Rc8
  39. 39.Qg4 Qc4

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