Vassily Ivanchuk vs Levon Aronian

World Blitz · 2009 · King's Gambit · 1/2-1/2 in 58 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Blitz
Site Moscow RUS
Round 25
Date 2009.11.17
Opening King's Gambit (C33)
Moves 58
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/8/7B/8/p1k1K3/8/8/8 b - - 0 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nc6
  3. 3.f4 exf4
  4. 4.Nf3 Nf6
  5. 5.Bc4 Bb4
  6. 6.Nd5 Nxd5
  7. 7.exd5 Qe7+
  8. 8.Qe2 Qxe2+
  9. 9.Kxe2 Ne7
  10. 10.d4 Ng6
  11. 11.h4 h5
  12. 12.Bd3 Be7
  13. 13.Bxg6 fxg6
  14. 14.Bxf4 d6
  15. 15.Bg5 Bf6
  16. 16.Rae1 Bf5
  17. 17.Kd2+ Kd7
  18. 18.Re3 Rae8
  19. 19.Rhe1 Rxe3
  20. 20.Rxe3 Re8
  21. 21.c4 Bb1
  22. 22.a3 a6
  23. 23.g3 b5
  24. 24.b3 Bf5
  25. 25.Rxe8 Kxe8
  26. 26.Kc3 Kd7
  27. 27.a4 Kc8
  28. 28.Kb4 bxc4
  29. 29.bxc4 Be4
  30. 30.Nd2 Bc2
  31. 31.Be3 Kb7
  32. 32.Nb3 Bxb3
  33. 33.Kxb3 Kc8
  34. 34.Kc2 Kd7
  35. 35.Kd3 Kc8
  36. 36.Ke4 Kd7
  37. 37.Bf2 Kc8
  38. 38.Kf4 Kd7
  39. 39.g4 hxg4
  40. 40.Kxg4 Kc8
  41. 41.Be3 Kb7
  42. 42.c5 c6
  43. 43.dxc6+ Kxc6
  44. 44.cxd6 Kxd6
  45. 45.Bf4+ Kd5
  46. 46.Be5 Ke4
  47. 47.a5 Kd5
  48. 48.Kg3 Bd8
  49. 49.Bxg7 Bxa5
  50. 50.Kg4 Bc3
  51. 51.Kg5 a5
  52. 52.Kxg6 a4
  53. 53.Bf8 Bxd4
  54. 54.h5 Be3
  55. 55.Kf5 Kc4
  56. 56.Ke4 Bc1
  57. 57.h6 Bxh6
  58. 58.Bxh6

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