Levon Aronian vs Vladimir Kramnik

20th Amber Blindfold · 2011 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 39 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1-0
Event 20th Amber Blindfold
Site Monaco MNC
Round 9
Date 2011.03.22
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D31)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/ppp5/7p/7k/5N2/1Br1nP1n/P4B1P/1K4R1 b - - 2 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e6
  2. 2.Nc3 d5
  3. 3.d4 Be7
  4. 4.cxd5 exd5
  5. 5.Bf4 Nf6
  6. 6.e3 Bf5
  7. 7.Qb3 Nc6
  8. 8.g4 Nxg4
  9. 9.Qxd5 Qc8
  10. 10.Qg2 O-O
  11. 11.e4 Bxe4
  12. 12.Nxe4 Bb4+
  13. 13.Nc3 Qf5
  14. 14.Be2 Rfe8
  15. 15.Kf1 Nf6
  16. 16.Bh6 g6
  17. 17.Qg5 Nxd4
  18. 18.Rd1 Bxc3
  19. 19.bxc3 Ne4
  20. 20.Qxf5 Nxf5
  21. 21.Bd2 Rad8
  22. 22.Be1 Rxd1
  23. 23.Bxd1 Re5
  24. 24.Nf3 Rc5
  25. 25.Bb3 Nxc3
  26. 26.Ne5 Ne4
  27. 27.Nxf7 Kg7
  28. 28.f3 Nf6
  29. 29.Bf2 Rc3
  30. 30.Ng5 Nh5
  31. 31.Ke2 Nf4+
  32. 32.Kd2 Rd3+
  33. 33.Kc2 Kh6
  34. 34.Nf7+ Kh5
  35. 35.Rg1 h6
  36. 36.Ne5 Ne3+
  37. 37.Kb1 Rc3
  38. 38.Nxg6 Nh3
  39. 39.Nf4+

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