GM Aronian (2744) – GM Ivanchuk (2750) [E17]
09.03.2007
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Be7 6.0-0 0-0 7.d5 exd5 8.Nh4 c6 9.cxd5 Nxd5 10.Nf5 Nc7 11.Re1 d5 12.e4 d4 13.Nxd4 c5 14.Nf5 Nc6 15.Nc3 Nd4 16.Bf4 Bf6 17.e5 Bxg2 18.exf6 Bf3 19.Ne7+ Kh8 20.Bxc7 Qxc7 21.Nb5 Bxd1 22.Nxc7 Bc2 23.Nxa8 Nf3+ 24.Kg2 Nxe1+ 25.Rxe1 Rxa8 26.Nd5 gxf6 27.Nxf6 Kg7 28.Nh5+ Kf8 29.g4 Rd8 30.Nf6 h6 31.Kg3 Kg7 32.Nh5+ Kf8 33.Nf6 Ba4 34.Ne4 Bc6 35.Nc3 Rd2 36.Re2 Rd4 37.Re1 Bd7 38.f3 Be6 39.a3 Rd2 Game drawn 1/2-1/2
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Aronian won’t repeat this year.
What a game!!!! I really enjoyed it.