Levon Aronian vs Vladimir Kramnik

Botvinnik Memorial · 2011 · English Opening · 1-0 in 45 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1-0
Event Botvinnik Memorial
Site Moscow RUS
Round 6
Date 2011.09.03
Opening English Opening (A18)
Moves 45
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3r1r2/p1KPkp2/1p1R4/5p1p/5P2/8/P6P/6R1 b - - 4 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 e6
  3. 3.e4 d5
  4. 4.e5 d4
  5. 5.exf6 dxc3
  6. 6.bxc3 Qxf6
  7. 7.Nf3 e5
  8. 8.d4 exd4
  9. 9.Bg5 Qe6+
  10. 10.Be2 Be7
  11. 11.cxd4 Bxg5
  12. 12.Nxg5 Qf6
  13. 13.Qd2 O-O
  14. 14.O-O Nc6
  15. 15.d5 Nd4
  16. 16.Ne4 Nxe2+
  17. 17.Qxe2 Qg6
  18. 18.Rfe1 Bf5
  19. 19.Ng3 Bd3
  20. 20.Qe5 Bxc4
  21. 21.Nf5 Kh8
  22. 22.Ne3 Bd3
  23. 23.Qxc7 Be4
  24. 24.Qf4 Rfe8
  25. 25.f3 Bd3
  26. 26.Rad1 h5
  27. 27.Rd2 Bb5
  28. 28.Red1 Rad8
  29. 29.d6 Bc6
  30. 30.d7 Re6
  31. 31.Nc4 Qf6
  32. 32.Qxf6 gxf6
  33. 33.Na5 Kg7
  34. 34.Rd4 f5
  35. 35.Kf2 b6
  36. 36.Nxc6 Rxc6
  37. 37.Kg3 Rc2
  38. 38.Kf4 Kg6
  39. 39.Ke5 Re2+
  40. 40.Kd6 Kf6
  41. 41.Rd5 Rxg2
  42. 42.Kc7 Rgg8
  43. 43.f4 Rgf8
  44. 44.Rg1 Ke7
  45. 45.Rd6

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