Gata Kamsky vs Levon Aronian

18th Amber Rapid · 2009 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1-0 in 51 moves

The Game

White Gata Kamsky
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1-0
Event 18th Amber Rapid
Site Nice FRA
Round 3
Date 2009.03.16
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (D02)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1p1Pn3/3K4/8/p3N1p1/1k5p/7P/8 w - - 0 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Bf4 c6
  4. 4.e3 Bg4
  5. 5.c4 e6
  6. 6.Qb3 Qc8
  7. 7.Ne5 Bf5
  8. 8.Nc3 Nbd7
  9. 9.Be2 Ne4
  10. 10.cxd5 exd5
  11. 11.Nxe4 Bxe4
  12. 12.Bg4 f5
  13. 13.f3 fxg4
  14. 14.fxe4 Bd6
  15. 15.Nd3 Bxf4
  16. 16.Nxf4 Nf6
  17. 17.exd5 g5
  18. 18.dxc6 Qxc6
  19. 19.Nd3 Qd5
  20. 20.O-O Qxb3
  21. 21.axb3 O-O
  22. 22.Rf5 Ne4
  23. 23.Re5 Rae8
  24. 24.Rf1 Rxe5
  25. 25.Rxf8+ Kxf8
  26. 26.Nxe5 h5
  27. 27.b4 Ke7
  28. 28.Kf1 Ke6
  29. 29.Ke2 Kd5
  30. 30.b3 a6
  31. 31.Nc4 Kc6
  32. 32.Kd3 Nf2+
  33. 33.Kc2 h4
  34. 34.Kd2 h3
  35. 35.gxh3 gxh3
  36. 36.Ne5+ Kb5
  37. 37.Ke2 Ne4
  38. 38.Ng4 Kxb4
  39. 39.Kd3 Nd6
  40. 40.e4 Kxb3
  41. 41.e5 Nf7
  42. 42.Nf2 g4
  43. 43.Ne4 Nh6
  44. 44.d5 Nf7
  45. 45.Kd4 Nh6
  46. 46.d6 Nf5+
  47. 47.Kd5 a5
  48. 48.d7 Ne7+
  49. 49.Kd6 Nc6
  50. 50.e6 a4
  51. 51.e7 Nxe7

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