Levon Aronian vs Vladimir Kramnik

FIDE Candidates 2014 · Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange · 1/2-1/2 in 31 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE Candidates 2014
Site Khanty-Mansiysk RUS
Round 12.3
Date 2014.03.27
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange (D36)
Moves 31
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Final Position

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

1kbq3r/p4p2/1ppn4/2Np3r/2nPP1pN/1Q1B2P1/PP2RP2/K1R5 w - - 8 32

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 exd5
  5. 5.Bg5 c6
  6. 6.Qc2 Be7
  7. 7.e3 Nbd7
  8. 8.h3 Nh5
  9. 9.Bxe7 Qxe7
  10. 10.Nf3 Nb6
  11. 11.O-O-O Nf6
  12. 12.Bd3 Be6
  13. 13.Kb1 O-O-O
  14. 14.Ka1 Kb8
  15. 15.Rc1 Ne8
  16. 16.Na4 Nd6
  17. 17.Nc5 g6
  18. 18.h4 Bc8
  19. 19.h5 g5
  20. 20.Bxh7 g4
  21. 21.Nh4 Qf6
  22. 22.g3 Nbc4
  23. 23.Bd3 Rxh5
  24. 24.Rhe1 Re8
  25. 25.Re2 Reh8
  26. 26.Qb3 Qd8
  27. 27.e4 b6
  28. 28.Na4 Ba6
  29. 29.Nc5 Bc8
  30. 30.Na4 Ba6
  31. 31.Nc5 Bc8

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