Levon Aronian vs Vladimir Kramnik

2nd Norway Blitz 2014 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 76 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1-0
Event 2nd Norway Blitz 2014
Site Flor & Fjaere NOR
Round 9.1
Date 2014.06.02
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 76
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3N4/3k2P1/1P1n4/6K1/8/8/8/8 b - - 0 76

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 Nbd7
  5. 5.Bf4 c6
  6. 6.e3 Nh5
  7. 7.Bg5 Be7
  8. 8.Bxe7 Qxe7
  9. 9.Be2 Nhf6
  10. 10.O-O O-O
  11. 11.Rc1 Rd8
  12. 12.Qb3 b6
  13. 13.Rfd1 Bb7
  14. 14.cxd5 exd5
  15. 15.a3 Nf8
  16. 16.Qb4 c5
  17. 17.dxc5 bxc5
  18. 18.Qa5 Ne6
  19. 19.Na4 Rac8
  20. 20.Ba6 Bxa6
  21. 21.Qxa6 h6
  22. 22.h3 Qe8
  23. 23.b3 Ne4
  24. 24.Nc3 Nf6
  25. 25.Na4 Rc6
  26. 26.Qa5 Rdc8
  27. 27.Nc3 d4
  28. 28.Nb5 dxe3
  29. 29.fxe3 Ng5
  30. 30.Nxg5 Qxe3+
  31. 31.Kh1 hxg5
  32. 32.Nxa7 Ra8
  33. 33.Re1 Qg3
  34. 34.Qb5 Rc7
  35. 35.Nc6 g4
  36. 36.Ne7+ Kh8
  37. 37.Nf5 Qf4
  38. 38.Rf1 Qg5
  39. 39.h4 Qh5
  40. 40.Rxc5 Rd7
  41. 41.Qc4 Qh7
  42. 42.Rc8+ Rd8
  43. 43.Rxa8 Rxa8
  44. 44.Qxf7 Ne4
  45. 45.Kg1 g6
  46. 46.Qxh7+ Kxh7
  47. 47.Ne3 Rxa3
  48. 48.Rf4 Ra1+
  49. 49.Kh2 Nd2
  50. 50.b4 Ra3
  51. 51.Nxg4 Rb3
  52. 52.Nf6+ Kg7
  53. 53.Ne8+ Kg8
  54. 54.Nd6 Rd3
  55. 55.Rf6 Kh7
  56. 56.b5 Nb3
  57. 57.Ne4 Rd4
  58. 58.Ng5+ Kh6
  59. 59.g3 Nc5
  60. 60.Rf7 Rd7
  61. 61.Rxd7 Nxd7
  62. 62.Ne6 Nb6
  63. 63.g4 Kh7
  64. 64.Kg3 Kg8
  65. 65.Kf4 Kf7
  66. 66.Nd4 Kf6
  67. 67.g5+ Ke7
  68. 68.Nc6+ Kd6
  69. 69.h5 gxh5
  70. 70.g6 Nd5+
  71. 71.Kg5 Ke6
  72. 72.Kxh5 Nf6+
  73. 73.Kg5 Ne8
  74. 74.b6 Nd6
  75. 75.Nd8+ Kd7
  76. 76.g7

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