Vassily Ivanchuk vs Levon Aronian

18th Amber Rapid · 2009 · Caro-Kann, Exchange · 0-1 in 39 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Levon Aronian
Result 0-1
Event 18th Amber Rapid
Site Nice FRA
Round 1
Date 2009.03.14
Opening Caro-Kann, Exchange (B13)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/1pk2pp1/p4p1p/P1n2r2/5N2/7P/5PP1/1R4K1 w - - 3 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c6
  2. 2.e4 d5
  3. 3.exd5 cxd5
  4. 4.d4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 Nc6
  6. 6.Bg5 dxc4
  7. 7.Bxc4 h6
  8. 8.Bxf6 exf6
  9. 9.Nf3 Bd6
  10. 10.O-O O-O
  11. 11.h3 Bf5
  12. 12.Bd3 Qd7
  13. 13.Bxf5 Qxf5
  14. 14.Qb3 Na5
  15. 15.Qa4 Rfc8
  16. 16.Nb5 Nc4
  17. 17.Rfc1 a6
  18. 18.Nxd6 Nxd6
  19. 19.Qb4 Qd5
  20. 20.Rc5 Rxc5
  21. 21.Qxc5 Qe6
  22. 22.d5 Qd7
  23. 23.Rd1 Rc8
  24. 24.Qb4 Rc4
  25. 25.Qb3 Qa4
  26. 26.Qxa4 Rxa4
  27. 27.a3 Kf8
  28. 28.Kf1 Re4
  29. 29.b3 Ke7
  30. 30.Nd4 Kd7
  31. 31.a4 Re8
  32. 32.Rc1 Re5
  33. 33.Rc5 Ne4
  34. 34.Rc1 Nd2+
  35. 35.Kg1 Rxd5
  36. 36.Ne2 Nxb3
  37. 37.Rb1 Nc5
  38. 38.a5 Kc7
  39. 39.Nf4 Rf5

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