Aronian’s Impressive Sacrifices At Tradewise Gibraltar (2018)

January 27, 2018 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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Levon Aronian vs Sarah Hoolt
Tradewise Gibraltar (2018), Catalan Bay GIB, rd 3, Jan-25
Dutch Defense: Raphael Variation (A80)
1. d4 f5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bg5 d5 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Be7 6. Bd3 Ne4 7. Bxe7 Qxe7 8.O-O O-O 9. Ne2 c5 10. b3 Nd7 11. c4 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Nd6 13. Qc2 Nxc4 14. Qxc4 Re8 15. Nf4 cxd4 16. exd4 Qd6 17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Qxe5 19. Rfe1 Qf6 20. Rad1 Qf7 21. Qb5 a6 22. Qb6 a5 23. Nd3 Ra6 24. Qd4 b5 25. Qc5 Qb7 26. Ne5 Qb6 27. Qc1
Ra7 28. Qg5 Rae7 29. Rd3 Qc7 30. Qe3 Bb7 31. Rc1 Qb8 32. Nd7 Qa8 33. Qg5 Kh8 34. Nf6 Rc8 35. Rcd1 Rf7 36. Nd7 Rg8 37. Rh3 h6 38. Ne5 Rf6 39. Rxh6+ Rxh6 40.Nf7+ Kh7 41. Nxh6 Bf3 42. Nf7 Rf8 43. Qh4+
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