Peter Leko vs Levon Aronian

Petrosian Memorial 2014 · Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin · 1/2-1/2 in 42 moves

The Game

White Peter Leko
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Petrosian Memorial 2014
Site Moscow RUS
Round 4.3
Date 2014.11.08
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin (D38)
Moves 42
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Final Position

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

8/pp3k2/5P2/4B3/2pP4/2P3Q1/P1q2K2/1b6 w - - 7 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Bb4
  5. 5.cxd5 exd5
  6. 6.Bg5 Nbd7
  7. 7.Qc2 h6
  8. 8.Bh4 c5
  9. 9.e3 Qa5
  10. 10.Bd3 c4
  11. 11.Bf5 g6
  12. 12.Bxd7+ Nxd7
  13. 13.O-O O-O
  14. 14.Rae1 Nb6
  15. 15.Ne5 Bxc3
  16. 16.bxc3 Qa4
  17. 17.Qb1 Qe8
  18. 18.f3 Kg7
  19. 19.h3 h5
  20. 20.e4 f6
  21. 21.exd5 fxe5
  22. 22.Rxe5 Qa4
  23. 23.Rfe1 Bf5
  24. 24.Qc1 Rf7
  25. 25.g4 hxg4
  26. 26.hxg4 Bd3
  27. 27.Re7 Nxd5
  28. 28.Rxf7+ Kxf7
  29. 29.Qg5 Qc6
  30. 30.Re5 Rf8
  31. 31.Rxd5 Kg8
  32. 32.f4 Qa4
  33. 33.Re5 Re8
  34. 34.Rxe8+ Qxe8
  35. 35.f5 Kh7
  36. 36.Bg3 gxf5
  37. 37.gxf5 Qf7
  38. 38.Qh4+ Kg8
  39. 39.f6 Qg6
  40. 40.Kf2 Kf7
  41. 41.Be5 Bb1
  42. 42.Qg3 Qc2+

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