Levon Aronian vs Viswanathan Anand

FIDE Candidates 2016 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 31 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE Candidates 2016
Site Moscow RUS
Round 2.2
Date 2016.03.12
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 31
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Final Position

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

1Q1q2k1/5ppp/p3p3/8/b7/6BP/P4PP1/6K1 b - - 0 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Nbd7
  5. 5.Bf4 dxc4
  6. 6.e3 b5
  7. 7.Nxb5 Bb4+
  8. 8.Nd2 Nd5
  9. 9.Bg3 N7b6
  10. 10.Qc2 O-O
  11. 11.Be2 Ba6
  12. 12.Nc3 c5
  13. 13.dxc5 Nxc3
  14. 14.bxc3 Bxc5
  15. 15.O-O Rc8
  16. 16.Rfd1 Qg5
  17. 17.Nf3 Qg6
  18. 18.Qd2 Bb5
  19. 19.Qe1 Ba4
  20. 20.Ne5 Qg5
  21. 21.Rd2 Rfd8
  22. 22.Rxd8+ Qxd8
  23. 23.Nxc4 Nxc4
  24. 24.Bxc4 Bxe3
  25. 25.Qxe3 Rxc4
  26. 26.Rb1 Rc8
  27. 27.h3 a6
  28. 28.c4 Rxc4
  29. 29.Rb8 Rc8
  30. 30.Qb6 Rxb8
  31. 31.Qxb8

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