Levon Aronian vs Vladimir Kramnik

Petrosian Memorial 2014 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Petrosian Memorial 2014
Site Moscow RUS
Round 5.1
Date 2014.11.09
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

8/7k/2p4p/2Pp3q/3P4/6P1/8/4Q1K1 b - - 1 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bf4 O-O
  6. 6.e3 Nbd7
  7. 7.c5 Nh5
  8. 8.Bd3 Nxf4
  9. 9.exf4 b6
  10. 10.b4 a5
  11. 11.a3 c6
  12. 12.O-O Ba6
  13. 13.Na4 Bf6
  14. 14.Ne5 Bxe5
  15. 15.fxe5 Bxd3
  16. 16.Qxd3 axb4
  17. 17.axb4 bxc5
  18. 18.Nxc5 Nxc5
  19. 19.bxc5 Rxa1
  20. 20.Rxa1 f6
  21. 21.Qe3 fxe5
  22. 22.Qxe5 Qf6
  23. 23.Qe3 Re8
  24. 24.Re1 Rb8
  25. 25.g3 Kf7
  26. 26.Qa3 Kg8
  27. 27.Re5 h6
  28. 28.Qe3 Rb1+
  29. 29.Kg2 Rb2
  30. 30.h4 Kf7
  31. 31.h5 Kg8
  32. 32.Kg1 Rb1+
  33. 33.Kh2 Rb2
  34. 34.Kg2 Ra2
  35. 35.Qe1 Rb2
  36. 36.Kg1 Kh7
  37. 37.Rxe6 Qf5
  38. 38.Qe3 Rxf2
  39. 39.Rxh6+ gxh6
  40. 40.Qxf2 Qxh5
  41. 41.Qe1

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