Levon Aronian vs Alexander Grischuk

FIDE Candidates 2018 · King's Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 42 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Alexander Grischuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE Candidates 2018
Site Berlin GER
Round 5.1
Date 2018.03.15
Opening King's Indian Defense (E60)
Moves 42
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Final Position

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

1Bb5/pp5k/5n2/2p2p2/3b3p/3n1B1P/PP1N2R1/3K4 b - - 10 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.f3 c5
  4. 4.d5 d6
  5. 5.e4 e6
  6. 6.Nc3 exd5
  7. 7.cxd5 Bg7
  8. 8.Nge2 Nbd7
  9. 9.Ng3 h5
  10. 10.Be2 Nh7
  11. 11.Bf4 Qe7
  12. 12.Qd2 h4
  13. 13.Nf1 g5
  14. 14.Be3 Ne5
  15. 15.g3 Bd7
  16. 16.gxh4 gxh4
  17. 17.Rg1 f5
  18. 18.f4 Ng4
  19. 19.e5 dxe5
  20. 20.d6 Qe6
  21. 21.Nb5 Rc8
  22. 22.Nc7+ Rxc7
  23. 23.dxc7 exf4
  24. 24.Rd1 Ng5
  25. 25.c8=Q+ Bxc8
  26. 26.Qd8+ Kf7
  27. 27.Qc7+ Kg8
  28. 28.Rd6 Qf7
  29. 29.Qd8+ Qf8
  30. 30.Bxf4 Ne6
  31. 31.Bc4 Qxd8
  32. 32.Rxd8+ Kh7
  33. 33.Rxh8+ Bxh8
  34. 34.Bd6 Ng5
  35. 35.Rg2 Ne4
  36. 36.Bb8 Bd4
  37. 37.h3 Ne5
  38. 38.Bd5 Nd3+
  39. 39.Ke2 Nc1+
  40. 40.Kd1 Nd3
  41. 41.Nd2 Nf6
  42. 42.Bf3

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