[Event "Grand Slam Final 1st"] [Site "Bilbao"] [Date "2008.09.12"] [Round "9"] [White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"] [Black "Aronian, Levon"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2781"] [BlackElo "2737"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "C69"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation, Alapin Gambit"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Bg4 6. h3 h5 { C69 Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation, Alapin Gambit } 7. d3 Qf6 8. Nbd2 Ne7 9. Re1 Ng6 10. d4 Nf4 11. hxg4 hxg4 12. g3 gxf3 13. Qxf3 Ne6 14. dxe5 Qxe5 15. Qf5 Qb5 16. Nf3 g6 17. Qxb5 axb5 18. c3 b4 19. cxb4 Bxb4 20. Re2 O-O 21. Be3 Rfd8 22. Ng5 Nd4 23. Bxd4 Rxd4 24. Nf3 Rdd8 25. Kg2 Be7 26. b3 c5 27. Rc1 Ra6 28. Ne5 Re6 29. f4 Rd4 30. Kf3 b5 31. Rcc2 f5 32. exf5 gxf5 33. Re3 Kg7 34. Rh2 Bf6 35. Rh5 Rd2 36. Rxf5 Rxa2 37. g4 Ra3? { (0.63 → 1.92) Mistake. Ra1 was best. } (37... Ra1 38. Nd3 Rf1+ 39. Ke2 Rxe3+ 40. Kxe3 c4 41. g5 Bc3 42. Rc5 cxd3 43. Rxc7+ Kg6 44. Rxc3) 38. g5 Be7 39. Kg4 c4?! { (1.53 → 2.77) Inaccuracy. Kg8 was best. } (39... Kg8 40. Rh3) 40. Nxc4 Rxe3 41. Nxe3 Rxb3 42. Re5 Bf8 43. Nf5+ Kf7 44. Nd4 Rb4 45. Nxb5 Rc4 46. Rd5 Ke6 47. Re5+ Kf7 48. Kf5 Kg8 49. Na7 Kf7 50. Re4 Rc1 51. Rd4 Rc5+ 52. Kg4 Ke6 53. Nc8?! { (1.89 → 0.96) Inaccuracy. Ra4 was best. } (53. Ra4 Rc1 54. Nb5 Ke7 55. Ra7 Kd7 56. Nd4 Rc4 57. Nf5 Ke6 58. Ra6+ Bd6 59. Nxd6 cxd6) 53... Ra5 54. Rd8 Ba3 55. Re8+?! { (1.24 → 0.25) Inaccuracy. Rg8 was best. } (55. Rg8 Bb4) 55... Kd7 56. Rh8 Bb2 57. Rf8 Ba3 58. Rg8 Ra4 59. g6 Bb2 60. Kg5 Ra1 61. Rf8 Rg1+ 62. Kf5 Bc1 63. Na7 Bxf4 64. Rf7+ Ke8 65. Kxf4 Rf1+ 66. Ke5 Rxf7 67. gxf7+ Kxf7 68. Kd5 c6+ 69. Kxc6 { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2