Levon Aronian vs Viswanathan Anand

6th Sinquefield Cup 2018 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 36 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 6th Sinquefield Cup 2018
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 5.4
Date 2018.08.22
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 36
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Final Position

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

5k2/5ppp/8/5P2/8/7P/1b3PK1/5B2 b - - 6 36

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bf4 O-O
  6. 6.e3 c5
  7. 7.dxc5 Bxc5
  8. 8.cxd5 Nxd5
  9. 9.Nxd5 exd5
  10. 10.a3 Nc6
  11. 11.Bd3 Bb6
  12. 12.O-O Bg4
  13. 13.h3 Bh5
  14. 14.b4 d4
  15. 15.b5 Na5
  16. 16.exd4 Qf6
  17. 17.Be3 Bxf3
  18. 18.Qxf3 Qxf3
  19. 19.gxf3 Rfd8
  20. 20.Rfd1 Nb3
  21. 21.Rab1 Nxd4
  22. 22.Kg2 Ne6
  23. 23.Bf5 Bxe3
  24. 24.Bxe6 Rxd1
  25. 25.Rxd1 Bb6
  26. 26.Bb3 Rd8
  27. 27.Rxd8+ Bxd8
  28. 28.f4 Kf8
  29. 29.f5 a6
  30. 30.b6 Bxb6
  31. 31.Bd5 Bc5
  32. 32.Bxb7 Bxa3
  33. 33.Bxa6 Bb2
  34. 34.Bf1 Ba3
  35. 35.Ba6 Bb2
  36. 36.Bf1

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