Levon Aronian vs Vladimir Kramnik

GCT Rapid YourNextMove · 2016 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 36 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Rapid YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 6.5
Date 2016.06.18
Opening English Opening (A14)
Moves 36
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Final Position

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

8/5pk1/1N2p3/p7/P5P1/1P1K2P1/8/4b3 b - - 0 36

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e6
  2. 2.g3 d5
  3. 3.Bg2 Nf6
  4. 4.Nf3 Be7
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.d4 dxc4
  7. 7.Qc2 a6
  8. 8.a4 Bd7
  9. 9.Qxc4 Bc6
  10. 10.Bg5 Nbd7
  11. 11.Nbd2 a5
  12. 12.Rfd1 h6
  13. 13.Bxf6 Nxf6
  14. 14.Ne5 Bxg2
  15. 15.Kxg2 Qd5+
  16. 16.f3 c5
  17. 17.e4 Qxd4
  18. 18.Qxd4 cxd4
  19. 19.Nb3 Rfd8
  20. 20.Rxd4 Rxd4
  21. 21.Nxd4 Rd8
  22. 22.Nb3 g5
  23. 23.Kf1 h5
  24. 24.h3 g4
  25. 25.hxg4 hxg4
  26. 26.Nxg4 Nxg4
  27. 27.fxg4 b6
  28. 28.Ke2 Bf6
  29. 29.Rb1 Kg7
  30. 30.Nd2 Rd4
  31. 31.b3 Be7
  32. 32.Rf1 Bb4
  33. 33.Nc4 Rxe4+
  34. 34.Kd3 Re1
  35. 35.Rxe1 Bxe1
  36. 36.Nxb6

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