Vassily Ivanchuk vs Levon Aronian

FIDE World Cup 2017 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 71 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE World Cup 2017
Site Tbilisi GEO
Round 5.2
Date 2017.09.16
Opening English Opening (A13)
Moves 71
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Final Position

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

8/4b3/2n5/1B3k1p/1P6/2B3P1/6K1/8 b - - 0 71

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.g3 e6
  3. 3.Bg2 d5
  4. 4.Nf3 dxc4
  5. 5.Qa4+ Bd7
  6. 6.Qxc4 c5
  7. 7.Ne5 Qc8
  8. 8.d3 Nc6
  9. 9.Nxd7 Qxd7
  10. 10.Nd2 Nd4
  11. 11.Nf3 b5
  12. 12.Qc3 Nd5
  13. 13.Qd2 Be7
  14. 14.O-O O-O
  15. 15.Qd1 Nxf3+
  16. 16.Bxf3 Rac8
  17. 17.a3 Bf6
  18. 18.e3 Rfd8
  19. 19.Qc2 Ne7
  20. 20.Be4 Nc6
  21. 21.Rd1 Be7
  22. 22.f4 f5
  23. 23.Bf3 Bf6
  24. 24.Rb1 Ne7
  25. 25.Be2 e5
  26. 26.fxe5 Bxe5
  27. 27.Bd2 Qd5
  28. 28.Be1 Kh8
  29. 29.Bf1 Qe6
  30. 30.Bf2 Nd5
  31. 31.Qb3 Qh6
  32. 32.Re1 a6
  33. 33.d4 cxd4
  34. 34.exd4 Bb8
  35. 35.Bg2 Nf6
  36. 36.Re6 f4
  37. 37.Rbe1 fxg3
  38. 38.hxg3 Rf8
  39. 39.d5 Qh5
  40. 40.Bf3 Qh3
  41. 41.Bg2 Qh5
  42. 42.Bf3 Qh3
  43. 43.Bd1 Rcd8
  44. 44.Qf3 h5
  45. 45.Qg2 Qxg2+
  46. 46.Kxg2 Rxd5
  47. 47.Bc2 a5
  48. 48.R1e2 Bd6
  49. 49.Be3 Bc5
  50. 50.Bc1 g5
  51. 51.Ra6 Ng4
  52. 52.Rae6 Rf2+
  53. 53.Rxf2 Bxf2
  54. 54.Be4 Rc5
  55. 55.Bd2 Bd4
  56. 56.b4 axb4
  57. 57.axb4 Re5
  58. 58.Rxe5 Nxe5
  59. 59.Bxg5 Kg7
  60. 60.Bd2 Nc4
  61. 61.Be1 Nd6
  62. 62.Bd3 Bf6
  63. 63.Kf3 Bg5
  64. 64.Ke2 Kf6
  65. 65.Bc3+ Ke6
  66. 66.Kf3 Nc4
  67. 67.Be2 Kf5
  68. 68.Bd4 Ne5+
  69. 69.Kg2 Nc6
  70. 70.Bc3 Be7
  71. 71.Bxb5

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