Wesley So vs Levon Aronian

5th Norway Chess 2017 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 59 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 5th Norway Chess 2017
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 9.3
Date 2017.06.16
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 59
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Final Position

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

k7/8/8/8/8/8/8/6K1 b - - 0 59

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bf4 O-O
  6. 6.e3 Nbd7
  7. 7.a3 c5
  8. 8.cxd5 Nxd5
  9. 9.Nxd5 exd5
  10. 10.dxc5 Nxc5
  11. 11.Be5 Bf6
  12. 12.Bxf6 Qxf6
  13. 13.Qd4 Qe7
  14. 14.Rd1 Rd8
  15. 15.Be2 Bf5
  16. 16.Qb4 a5
  17. 17.Qc3 Ne4
  18. 18.Qd4 Nc5
  19. 19.Qc3 Ne4
  20. 20.Qe5 Qxe5
  21. 21.Nxe5 Rac8
  22. 22.Nf3 Nc5
  23. 23.Nd4 Bd7
  24. 24.f3 Ba4
  25. 25.Rd2 Nb3
  26. 26.Nxb3 Bxb3
  27. 27.Kf2 Rd6
  28. 28.f4 g6
  29. 29.e4 Rf6
  30. 30.exd5 Rxf4+
  31. 31.Bf3 Rd8
  32. 32.Kg3 Rf6
  33. 33.Rc1 Rfd6
  34. 34.Rd4 a4
  35. 35.h4 Kg7
  36. 36.Rc3 h6
  37. 37.Rc7 Bxd5
  38. 38.Rxa4 Bxf3
  39. 39.gxf3 b5
  40. 40.Rf4 R8d7
  41. 41.Rxd7 Rxd7
  42. 42.Rb4 Rd5
  43. 43.Kf4 f5
  44. 44.Ke3 Kf6
  45. 45.Rd4 Rxd4
  46. 46.Kxd4 g5
  47. 47.hxg5+ hxg5
  48. 48.b3 Ke6
  49. 49.a4 bxa4
  50. 50.bxa4 Kd6
  51. 51.a5 g4
  52. 52.fxg4 fxg4
  53. 53.a6 Kc7
  54. 54.a7 Kb7
  55. 55.a8=Q+ Kxa8
  56. 56.Kd3 g3
  57. 57.Ke2 g2
  58. 58.Kf2 g1=Q+
  59. 59.Kxg1

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