Vassily Ivanchuk vs Levon Aronian

SportAccord Blitz 2014 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1-0 in 70 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1-0
Event SportAccord Blitz 2014
Site Beijing CHN
Round 7.4
Date 2014.12.13
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 70
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4K3/6k1/3P4/8/8/8/r7/5R2 b - - 6 70

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bd6
  5. 5.c3 a6
  6. 6.Ba4 O-O
  7. 7.Nbd2 b5
  8. 8.Bc2 Re8
  9. 9.Nf1 Bf8
  10. 10.Bg5 h6
  11. 11.Bh4 g5
  12. 12.Bg3 d5
  13. 13.N3d2 d4
  14. 14.Nb3 a5
  15. 15.a3 Be6
  16. 16.h4 dxc3
  17. 17.bxc3 b4
  18. 18.hxg5 hxg5
  19. 19.axb4 axb4
  20. 20.Rxa8 Qxa8
  21. 21.c4 Rd8
  22. 22.Ne3 Bg7
  23. 23.Nd5 Qa3
  24. 24.Qd2 Qb2
  25. 25.Ke2 Bxd5
  26. 26.cxd5 Nd4+
  27. 27.Nxd4 Qxd4
  28. 28.Qxg5 Qb2
  29. 29.Qc1 Qc3
  30. 30.Qd2 Nd7
  31. 31.Rb1 Qxd2+
  32. 32.Kxd2 Bf8
  33. 33.f4 Bh6
  34. 34.Ke2 exf4
  35. 35.Be1 Bf8
  36. 36.Bxb4 Bxb4
  37. 37.Rxb4 Ne5
  38. 38.d4 Ng4
  39. 39.Kf3 Ne3
  40. 40.Bd3 Ra8
  41. 41.Kxf4 Nxg2+
  42. 42.Ke5 Re8+
  43. 43.Kf6 Nf4
  44. 44.Bb1 Nh5+
  45. 45.Kg5 Ng3
  46. 46.Kf4 Ne2+
  47. 47.Kf3 Nc3
  48. 48.Bd3 f5
  49. 49.exf5 Nxd5
  50. 50.Bc4 Rd8
  51. 51.Rb5 c6
  52. 52.Rc5 Kf8
  53. 53.Rxc6 Nb4
  54. 54.Rf6+ Ke7
  55. 55.Re6+ Kf8
  56. 56.Ke4 Rc8
  57. 57.Bb5 Rc1
  58. 58.Ke5 Re1+
  59. 59.Kd6 Rd1
  60. 60.Kc5 Nc2
  61. 61.Ba4 Rc1
  62. 62.Bxc2 Rxc2+
  63. 63.Kd6 Rf2
  64. 64.d5 Rxf5
  65. 65.Kc6 Kf7
  66. 66.Re1 Rf2
  67. 67.d6 Rc2+
  68. 68.Kd7 Ra2
  69. 69.Rf1+ Kg7
  70. 70.Ke8

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