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Levon Aronian vs Alexander Morozevich
"Levon on a Jet Plane" (game of the day Nov-08-09)
Tal Memorial 2006  ·  Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense. Rubinstein Variation (D27)  ·  1-0


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Nov-07-06   Petrocephalon: <RonB> Under the 'suggest a correction' link one of the options is to correct the indicated sacrifice.

There's no way cg could go through all the games in the database manually indicating sacs. It has to be automated. The rule must be something like 'of a player drops material (other than pawns) and wins, there's a sac'. From what I can gather,

- If a player sacs a piece and loses, it doesn't register as a sac.

- If more than one sac is made during the course of a game, only one is indicated (except for double sacs)

- Pseudo-sacs where the material is recovered by force are usually reported as sacs, but sometimes the software seems to recognize that no real sac has been made.

In this game, 41.Qxg8+ is probably indicated as a sac because Black resigns before White plays RxQ+.

Nov-07-06   alayo: Does anyone agree that 36.Ng5 wins more quickly?
Nov-07-06
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  technical draw: <alayo> If 36. Ng5 then 36...Nf4 check
Nov-08-06
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  ahmadov: <vaxel: Next victim: Shakira tommorrow.> Come to your senses!
Nov-08-06   Rocafella: 36.Ng5? Rf2+
Nov-09-06
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  technical draw: <Rocafella> My move is better.
Nov-09-06   Rocafella: Ooooh well, My avatar is better so nerrr!
Nov-09-06
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  technical draw: You make babby cwyyy, waaaa!!
Nov-11-06   Rocafella: My baby would never cry!
Nov-16-06
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  RonB52734: <Petrocephalon> Thanks for your reply - it was informative! Just for historical purposes, I should point out that no sacs were labeled for this game when I posted my initial comment, but of course that was within hours of the game.

I like your nickname, btw. If I am ever elected Pope or Holy Roman Emperor, I may take it as my own.

Nov-16-06   Petrocephalon: <I like your nickname, btw. If I am ever elected Pope or Holy Roman Emperor, I may take it as my own.> Thanks! You're welcome to it. Best of luck in your ecclesiastical ambitions. I don't think they let Canadians vote for pope, but you have my support.

<- it was informative! Just for historical purposes, I should point out that no sacs were labeled for this game when I posted my initial comment, but of course that was within hours of the game.> Yeah I've noticed too that recently uploaded games don't have the sacs indicated right away.

Nov-16-06
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  RonB52734: <I don't think they let Canadians vote for pope, but you have my support.> I don't think they let heathens run, either, but at least we know where we stand!
Nov-24-06   Shajmaty: Best game by Aronian in this tournament, no doubt about it!
May-04-07   Davolni: nice combination start 25 Bxf7+.....
and nice endgame of course.....
Mar-06-08
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  positionalgenius: A very good game,one of 2006's finest.
Mar-06-08
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  Gilmoy: 39.Kg4! only move, as 39.Kf2?? would get White's Q skewered, while 39.Kg2 Rh1 gives Black serious counterplay via Qh3+, when White's K has lost contact with the barricade at h4. At g4, White's K Irish-dances on the trap door of the gallows, but his extra N provides just enough cover to frustrate Black. GMs know when to break the rules!
Apr-01-09
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  arsen387: 25.Bxf7+! and 26.Rc5! initiate a great attack, very precise game by Levon
Sep-25-09
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  capatal: Aronian plays 'Sunshine Chess' around the clock, beautiful!
Sep-25-09
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  twoinchgroup: Aronians play is so profoundly instructive to me. Blending attack and defense so logically almost as if by a silk thread...wow.
Nov-08-09   kingsindian2006: this is moro style against himself... beauty of a game
Nov-08-09   kurtrichards: Where is the jet plane? :)
Nov-08-09   WhiteRook48: ouch!
Nov-08-09
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  RandomVisitor: 3 minutes per move:

Levon Aronian (2741) - Alexander Morozevich (2747)
[D27]

Tal Memorial Moscow RUS (1), 06.11.2006

[Rybka 3 ]

1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 dxc4 4.e3 a6 5.a4 Nf6 6.Bxc4 c5 7.0-0 Nc6 8.Qe2 Be7 9.Rd1 Qc7 10.dxc5 0-0 11.b3 e5 last book move

12.h3 0.24/20 e4 0.24/21
13.Nd4 0.24/20 Ne5 0.50/19
[Rybka 3 : 13...Nb4 14.Nc2 Bxc5 15.Nxb4 Bxb4 16.Bb2 Qe7 17.Nd2 Bf5 18.Nf1 Bg6 19.Ng3 Rfd8 20.Rac1 Rab8 21.Ba1 Ba3 22.Rxd8+ Rxd8 23.Rd1 Bd6= 0.24/20 ]

14.b4 0.31/18
[Rybka 3 : 14.Qc2 Nxc4 15.Qxc4 Qxc5 16.Qxc5 Bxc5 17.Ba3 Bxd4 18.Rxd4 Re8 19.Nd2 Be6 20.Rd1 Rac8 21.Nc4 Bxc4 22.bxc4 b6 23.Bb2 Kf8 24.Kf1 Re6 25.Rd8+ Rxd8 26.Rxd8+ Re8 27.Rd6 Re6 0.50/19 ]

14...b6 0.52/18
[Rybka 3 : 14...a5 15.bxa5 Bxc5 16.Nb5 Qe7 17.Nd2 Bf5 18.Bb2 Bg6 19.Bxe5 Qxe5 20.Rac1 Rac8 21.Nb3 Bb4 22.Rd4 Qe7 23.Qd1 h6 24.Be2 Rc6 0.31/18 ]

15.Nd2 0.30/20
[Rybka 3 : 15.Qc2 Bd7 16.Nd2 bxc5 17.bxc5 Nxc4 18.Qxc4 Rfc8 19.Ba3 Bxc5 20.Rac1 Bb6 21.Qb3 Qa7 22.Nc4 Bxd4 23.Rxd4 Be6 24.Qd1 h6 25.Nd6 Rxc1 0.52/18 ]

15...bxc5 0.47/19
16.bxc5 0.43/18 Bxc5 0.47/18
17.Ba3 0.30/20
[Rybka 3 : 17.Bb2 Rd8 18.N4b3 Bd6 19.Rac1 Qe7 20.Bd4 Ba3 21.Bb6 Rd6 22.Bc5 Bxc5 23.Nxc5 Bb7 24.Nxb7 Qxb7 25.Nb3 Rxd1+ 26.Qxd1 Nxc4 27.Rxc4 h6 28.Qc2 0.47/18 ]

17...Bxa3 0.30/20
18.Rxa3 0.11/18 Ng6 0.50/17
[Rybka 3 : 18...Bb7 19.Rc3 Qd7 20.Rb1 h6 21.Rcc1 Rfc8 22.Qf1 Rc7 23.Be2 Rxc1 24.Qxc1 Rc8 25.Qb2 Rc7 26.Qb3 Qe8= 0.11/18 ]

19.Nf1= 0.16/19
[Rybka 3 : 19.Rc3 Qa5 20.Rdc1 Qxa4 21.Bb3 Qe8 22.Rc7 Qd8 23.Qc4 Bd7 24.Qc2 Re8 25.Qa2 Re7 26.Qa3 0.50/17 ]

19...Qc5 0.53/18
[Rybka 3 : 19...Ne5 20.Rc1 Qd6 21.Rac3 Bd7 22.Qa2 Qb4 23.a5 Rac8 24.Nd2 h6 25.Rb3 Qe7 26.Rb7 Nxc4 27.Nxc4 Qc5= 0.16/19 ]

Nov-08-09
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  RandomVisitor: continued:

20.Rc3 0.38/19 Qg5 0.81/20
[Rybka 3 : 20...Qb4 21.Rcc1 Qxa4 22.Ng3 Bd7 23.Nh5 Nxh5 24.Qxh5 Rad8 25.Qc5 Be6 26.Bxe6 fxe6 27.Ra1 Qe8 28.Qc4 a5 29.Nxe6 Rxd1+ 30.Rxd1 Qf7 31.Kh2 0.38/19 ]

21.Ng3 0.81/19 h5 1.16/18
[Rybka 3 : 21...Bd7 22.Qc2 Qe5 23.Bb3 Rfc8 24.Nc6 Qe8 25.Rd6 Kh8 26.a5 h6 27.Nb4 Qe7 28.Rb6 Rxc3 29.Qxc3 Rc8 30.Qa1 Ne5 0.81/19 ]

22.Kh1 0.28/19
[Rybka 3 : 22.Qc2 Bxh3 23.gxh3 h4 24.Bxf7+ Rxf7 25.Rc5 Nd5 26.Ne6 Qe7 27.Qxe4 hxg3 28.Qxd5 gxf2+ 29.Kf1 Qb7 30.Qxb7 Rxb7 31.Rd6 Nf8 32.Rc7 Rb1+ 33.Kxf2 Nxe6 34.Rxe6 Rf8+ 35.Kg2 Rbf1 36.Ree7 R8f3 37.Rxg7+ 1.16/18 ]

22...Nh4 1.56/17
[Rybka 3 : 22...h4 23.Nf1 Bd7 24.Bb3 Qa5 25.Rc2 Rab8 26.Nd2 Ne7 27.Nc4 Qc5 28.Qe1 Qb4 29.a5 Qxe1+ 30.Rxe1 Nc6 31.Nxc6 Rxb3 0.28/19 ]

23.Qc2 1.19/18 Nxg2 1.19/17
24.Kxg2 1.19/20 h4 1.17/19
25.Bxf7+ 1.17/19 Kxf7 1.17/18
26.Rc5 1.17/18 Bxh3+ 1.17/18
27.Kxh3 0.50/18
[Rybka 3 : 27.Kh1 Qg4 28.Rg1 hxg3 29.Qc4+ Kg6 30.Rxg3 Qxg3 31.fxg3 Rab8 32.Qc2 Kh6 33.Nf5+ Bxf5 34.Rxf5 Kg6 35.Rc5 Rfd8 36.Rc6 Rd3 37.Qe2 Kh7 38.Qf2 Kh8 1.17/18 ]

27...Qg4+ 0.69/18
28.Kg2 0.65/16 hxg3? 3.31/19
[Rybka 3 : 28...Rac8 29.Qb3+ Kg6 30.Rf5 hxg3 31.Rf4 Qh5 32.Rh1 Qe5 33.Nf5 gxf2 34.Nh4+ Kg5 35.Rf5+ Qxf5 36.Nxf5 Kxf5 37.Kxf2 Rc6 38.Rd1 g5 39.Qb7 Rfc8 40.Rf1 Kg6 41.Kg3 Nh5+ 0.65/16 ]

29.f3 3.31/20 exf3+ 3.31/21
30.Nxf3 3.11/20 Kg8 3.13/19
31.Qa2+ 2.92/19 Kh8? 5.09/19
[Rybka 3 : 31...Rf7 32.Qxf7+ Kxf7 33.Ne5+ Ke6 34.Nxg4 Nxg4 35.Rd3 Nf6 36.Rd4 Ng8 37.Kxg3 Ne7 38.Kf4 Ng6+ 39.Kg5 Nf8 40.a5 Ra7 41.Rc6+ Ke5 42.Rdd6 Re7 43.Rxa6 Nh7+ 44.Kg6 Nf8+ 45.Kh5 Nd7 46.Rd1 Nf6+ 2.92/19 ]

32.Rc4 5.09/19 Qf5 5.09/18
33.Rf4 5.09/18 Qh7 5.09/18
34.Rh4 5.09/18 Nh5 5.09/17
35.Rd5 5.09/17 Rf5 5.09/20
36.e4 5.09/19 Nf4+ 5.09/20
37.Kxg3 5.09/20 Rh5 5.09/20
38.Rxf4 5.09/19 Rh3+ 5.09/20
39.Kg4 5.09/18 Re8? 6.78/15
[Rybka 3 : 39...Rh1 40.Qg2 g6 41.Kg3 Rb8 42.Qxh1 Qxh1 43.Rh4+ Qxh4+ 44.Kxh4 Kg7 45.Kg5 Rb4 46.Rd4 Rb2 47.Rd7+ 5.09/18 ]

40.Rdf5 6.14/16 Rg8 7.00/17
41.Qxg8+ 5.76/18 Qxg8 6.33/19
42.Rf8 6.62/17 1-0

Nov-09-09
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  kevin86: Funny,I thought WHITE would lose his queen on a pin!

Great parry and thrust in this one.

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