Levon Aronian vs Vladimir Kramnik

GCT Rapid Paris 2018 · Italian Game · 1/2-1/2 in 42 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Rapid Paris 2018
Site Paris FRA
Round 5.4
Date 2018.06.21
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 42
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Final Position

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

7k/2R5/7p/1pbp4/3r4/3R4/8/3K4 w - - 1 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.d3 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O d6
  6. 6.c3 a6
  7. 7.Nbd2 O-O
  8. 8.Bb3 Ba7
  9. 9.h3 Be6
  10. 10.Bc2 d5
  11. 11.Ng5 Qe8
  12. 12.Ndf3 Rd8
  13. 13.Nxe6 fxe6
  14. 14.Qe2 Nh5
  15. 15.Kh2 Nf4
  16. 16.Bxf4 Rxf4
  17. 17.Rae1 Qf7
  18. 18.Ba4 b5
  19. 19.Bb3 h6
  20. 20.a4 Kh8
  21. 21.axb5 axb5
  22. 22.Bc2 Rf8
  23. 23.d4 exd4
  24. 24.exd5 exd5
  25. 25.Qd3 g6
  26. 26.Re2 dxc3
  27. 27.bxc3 Bc5
  28. 28.Rfe1 Bd6
  29. 29.Kg1 Rxf3
  30. 30.gxf3 Qf4
  31. 31.Kf1 Qxf3
  32. 32.Qxg6 Qh1+
  33. 33.Qg1 Qxh3+
  34. 34.Qg2 Qxc3
  35. 35.Re6 Qd2
  36. 36.Rd1 Qf4
  37. 37.Rd3 Bc5
  38. 38.Rxc6 Qxf2+
  39. 39.Qxf2 Rxf2+
  40. 40.Ke1 Rxc2
  41. 41.Kd1 Rc4
  42. 42.Rxc7 Rd4

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