Morelia/Linares 23rd
 
Morelia/Linares / 2006.02.26
 
Black: Aronian, Levon (2752)
 

 
White: Bacrot, Etienne (2717)

Share this game on
Open with Chess Wizard
Download Chess Wizard

E21: Nimzo-Indian, Three knights variation
 

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. g3 Ne4 6. Qd3 Qa5 7. Qxe4 Bxc3+ 8. Bd2 Bxd2+ 9. Nxd2 Nc6 10. dxc5 b6 11. Bg2 Bb7 12. Qf4 bxc5 13. Qd6 Qb6 14. Ne4 Nd4 15. Qxb6 axb6 16. Nd6+ Ke7 17. Bxb7 Nc2+ 18. Kd2 Nxa1 19. Nxf7 Rxa2 20. Nxh8 Rxb2+ 21. Kd3 Rb3+ 22. Ke4 Nc2 23. e3 b5 24. Kf4 bxc4 25. Be4 Nb4 26. Bxh7 Nd3+ 27. Kg5 Nxf2 28. Rf1 Rb2 29. h4 d5 30. Ra1 Kd7 31. Nf7 c3 32. Kg6 Ng4 33. Rg1 Re2 34. Kxg7 Rxe3 35. h5 d4 36. h6 c4 37. Bc2 Nxh6 38. Nxh6 d3 39. Ba4+ Kd6 40. g4 Kc5 41. g5 Kb4 42. Ng4 Re4 43. Nf6 Re5 44. Bd1 d2 45. g6 Re1 46. Kf7 Rxg1 47. g7 Ka3 48. Bg4 Rxg4 49. Nxg4 d1=Q 50. g8=Q Qd7+ 51. Kf6 Qd4+ 52. Kxe6 c2 53. Qa8+ Kb2 54. Qb8+ Kc1 55. Qg8 Kd1 (Black wins)