Levon Aronian vs Vladimir Kramnik

Shanghai Masters Playoff · 2010 · King's Indian Attack · 1-0 in 59 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1-0
Event Shanghai Masters Playoff
Site Shanghai CHN
Round 2
Date 2010.09.08
Opening King's Indian Attack (A07)
Moves 59
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5R2/5Npk/p6p/P1p5/6RK/7P/1P3q2/8 w - - 29 60

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.g3 c6
  3. 3.Bg2 Bg4
  4. 4.O-O Nd7
  5. 5.d3 e5
  6. 6.Qe1 Ngf6
  7. 7.e4 dxe4
  8. 8.dxe4 Bc5
  9. 9.Nbd2 O-O
  10. 10.h3 Bh5
  11. 11.Nc4 Re8
  12. 12.Nh4 b5
  13. 13.Na5 Qc7
  14. 14.a4 Bb6
  15. 15.Nb3 a6
  16. 16.Bg5 c5
  17. 17.a5 Ba7
  18. 18.c4 Rab8
  19. 19.Nd2 h6
  20. 20.Be3 Nf8
  21. 21.f4 exf4
  22. 22.Bxf4 Qd8
  23. 23.Nf5 Ne6
  24. 24.e5 Nd4
  25. 25.Nd6 Re6
  26. 26.Qf2 Ne8
  27. 27.g4 Nxd6
  28. 28.exd6 Re2
  29. 29.gxh5 Rxf2
  30. 30.Rxf2 Qh4
  31. 31.Re1 Ne6
  32. 32.Bh2 bxc4
  33. 33.Re4 Qxh5
  34. 34.Nxc4 Qd1+
  35. 35.Rf1 Qc2
  36. 36.d7 Rd8
  37. 37.Ne5 Bb8
  38. 38.Nxf7 Bxh2+
  39. 39.Kxh2 Rxd7
  40. 40.Rxe6 Rd2
  41. 41.Re8+ Kh7
  42. 42.Rg1 Qf5
  43. 43.Rf8 Qf4+
  44. 44.Kh1 Rxg2
  45. 45.Rxg2 Qf1+
  46. 46.Kh2 Qf4+
  47. 47.Kg1 Qc1+
  48. 48.Kf2 Qd2+
  49. 49.Kf3 Qd3+
  50. 50.Kf2 Qd2+
  51. 51.Kg3 Qe3+
  52. 52.Kh2 Qf4+
  53. 53.Kg1 Qc1+
  54. 54.Kf2 Qd2+
  55. 55.Kf3 Qd3+
  56. 56.Kg4 Qe4+
  57. 57.Kg3 Qe3+
  58. 58.Kh4 Qf4+
  59. 59.Rg4 Qf2+

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