22/04/2009 20:14
Chess: Levon Aronian plays to draw with Etienne Bacrot
Round 7 of FIDE Grand Prix tournament is underway in Nalchik. The first game is over now: Levon Aronian played to draw with Etienne Bacrot. Now the Armenian grandmaster has 4,5 points.
The games of the other pairings are still on. Taking into consideration their progress, some pairings still have a long battle ahead.
Etienne Bacrot-Levon Aronian 0,5:0,5
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0-0 8.c3 d5 9.exd5 Nxd5 10.Nxe5 Nxe5 11.Rxe5 c6 12.d4 Bd6 13.Re1 Qh4 14.g3 Qh3 15.Be3 Bg4 16.Qd3 Rae8 17.Nd2 Qh5 18.Qf1 Re7 19.a4 Rfe8 20.axb5 axb5 21.Bxd5 Qxd5 22.Qg2 Qxg2+ 23.Kxg2 h5 24.Ra5 h4 25.Rea1 hxg3 26.hxg3 Be6 27.Ra8 Bd5+ 28.Kf1 Bxg3 29.Bg5 f6 30.Bxf6 Re1+ 31.Rxe1 Rxa8 32.fxg3 gxf6 33.Ne4 Kf7 34.Nd6+ Kg6 35.Re8 Ra1+ 36.Re1 Ra8 37.Re8 Ra1+ 38.Re1: 0,5:0,5: