Levon Aronian vs Viswanathan Anand

5th Final Masters · 2012 · Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin · 1/2-1/2 in 33 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 5th Final Masters
Site Sao Paulo/Bilbao BRA/ESP
Round 7
Date 2012.10.09
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin (D38)
Moves 33
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/p1b5/1p5p/1B2kp2/8/2K3P1/PP5P/8 w - - 0 34

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Bb4
  5. 5.Bg5 h6
  6. 6.Bxf6 Qxf6
  7. 7.e3 O-O
  8. 8.Rc1 dxc4
  9. 9.Bxc4 c5
  10. 10.dxc5 Bxc5
  11. 11.O-O Qe7
  12. 12.Ne4 Rd8
  13. 13.Qc2 Bb6
  14. 14.Rfd1 Nc6
  15. 15.Rxd8+ Nxd8
  16. 16.Ne5 Bd7
  17. 17.Nxd7 Qxd7
  18. 18.Rd1 Qc7
  19. 19.g3 Nc6
  20. 20.Bb5 Rc8
  21. 21.Rc1 Ne7
  22. 22.Qxc7 Rxc7
  23. 23.Rxc7 Bxc7
  24. 24.Nc5 b6
  25. 25.Nd3 g5
  26. 26.Kf1 Kg7
  27. 27.Ke2 f5
  28. 28.Kd2 Kf6
  29. 29.Kc3 Ng6
  30. 30.f4 gxf4
  31. 31.exf4 e5
  32. 32.fxe5+ Nxe5
  33. 33.Nxe5 Kxe5

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