Gelfand, B (2758) – Aronian, L (2786) [D47]
Tal Memorial (6), 11.11.2009
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 Bb7 9.e4 b4 10.Na4 c5 11.e5 Nd5 12.dxc5 Nxc5 13.Nxc5 Bxc5 14.0–0 h6 15.Nd2 0–0 16.Ne4 Bd4 17.Nd6 Bc6 18.Bh7+ Kxh7 19.Qxd4 f6 20.Bd2 fxe5 21.Qe4+ Kg8 22.Qxe5 Qd7 23.Rac1 Rad8 24.Nc4 Rf5 25.Qg3 Nf6 26.Bxh6 Ne4 27.Qg4 Nf6 28.Qg6 Qe7 29.Bg5 Be8 30.Bxf6 Qxf6 31.Qxf6 gxf6 32.Rfd1 Rxd1+ 33.Rxd1 Rc5 34.b3 Bb5 35.Ne3 f5 36.f4 Kf7 37.Kf2 a5 38.Rd8 Rc1 39.Rb8 Bd3 40.Rb7+ Kf6 41.Ra7 Rb1 42.g4 fxg4 43.Nxg4+ Kf5 44.Ne5 Ke4 45.Nxd3 Kxd3 46.Rxa5 Ke4 47.Re5+ Kxf4 48.Rxe6 Rh1 49.Kg2 Rc1 50.Re2 Rc3 51.Kf2 Rc1 52.Rd2 Ke4 53.Kg3 Rc8 54.h4 Ke5 55.Re2+ Kf5 56.Rf2+ Kg6 57.Rf4 Rc2 58.Rxb4 Rxa2 59.Rb5 Rd2 60.h5+ Kf6 61.h6 Rd7 62.Rh5 Rh7 63.Kf4 Kg6 64.Rh3 Kf6 65.Ke4 Ke6 66.Kd4 White wins 1–0
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Always a pleasure to see Aronian lose.
Go Gelfand!
A pleasure? WHY!
Maybe he’s from Azerbaijan….anon 11:58 that is.