Levon Aronian vs Alexander Grischuk

WCh Candidates · 2011 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 59 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Alexander Grischuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event WCh Candidates
Site Kazan RUS
Round 1.3
Date 2011.05.07
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D97)
Moves 59
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Final Position

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

1k6/7R/1K6/7p/8/P5P1/1r6/8 w - - 17 60

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Nf3 Bg7
  5. 5.Qb3 dxc4
  6. 6.Qxc4 O-O
  7. 7.e4 a6
  8. 8.Be2 b5
  9. 9.Qb3 c5
  10. 10.dxc5 Be6
  11. 11.Qc2 Nbd7
  12. 12.Be3 Rc8
  13. 13.Rd1 b4
  14. 14.Nd5 Bxd5
  15. 15.exd5 Nxc5
  16. 16.O-O a5
  17. 17.Bc4 Qd6
  18. 18.Bd4 Ncd7
  19. 19.Qe2 Ng4
  20. 20.Rfe1 Rfe8
  21. 21.Ba6 Ra8
  22. 22.Bb5 Bxd4
  23. 23.Rxd4 Ngf6
  24. 24.h3 Rab8
  25. 25.Ba4 Red8
  26. 26.Qxe7 Nb6
  27. 27.Bd1 Rbc8
  28. 28.Qa7 Ra8
  29. 29.Qb7 Rdc8
  30. 30.Qe7 Qxe7
  31. 31.Rxe7 Nfxd5
  32. 32.Rb7 Rc7
  33. 33.Rxc7 Nxc7
  34. 34.Bb3 a4
  35. 35.Bc2 Ncd5
  36. 36.Be4 Ra5
  37. 37.Ne5 Rc5
  38. 38.Bxd5 Rxd5
  39. 39.Rxb4 Rxe5
  40. 40.Rxb6 Re1+
  41. 41.Kh2 Re2
  42. 42.Kg3 a3
  43. 43.bxa3 Rxa2
  44. 44.Rb3 Kg7
  45. 45.f4 h5
  46. 46.h4 f6
  47. 47.Kf3 g5
  48. 48.hxg5 fxg5
  49. 49.g3 Kf6
  50. 50.Ke4 gxf4
  51. 51.Kxf4 Ra1
  52. 52.Ke4 Ke6
  53. 53.Re3 Ra2
  54. 54.Kd4+ Kd6
  55. 55.Kc4 Rh2
  56. 56.Kb5 Kc7
  57. 57.Re7+ Kb8
  58. 58.Rh7 Rg2
  59. 59.Kb6 Rb2+

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