Levon Aronian vs Vladimir Kramnik

GCT Blitz Paris 2018 · French, Classical · 1-0 in 66 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1-0
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2018
Site Paris FRA
Round 10.5
Date 2018.06.24
Opening French, Classical (C11)
Moves 66
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/P7/8/8/7r/K5Q1/4kpR1/8 b - - 0 66

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bg5 dxe4
  5. 5.Nxe4 Nbd7
  6. 6.Nf3 h6
  7. 7.Nxf6+ Nxf6
  8. 8.Be3 Bd6
  9. 9.Bd3 b6
  10. 10.Qe2 Bb7
  11. 11.O-O-O Nd5
  12. 12.c4 Nxe3
  13. 13.fxe3 Qe7
  14. 14.e4 e5
  15. 15.c5 bxc5
  16. 16.dxe5 Bxe5
  17. 17.Bb5+ c6
  18. 18.Nxe5 Qxe5
  19. 19.Bc4 Bc8
  20. 20.Rhf1 Be6
  21. 21.Bxe6 Qxe6
  22. 22.Kb1 O-O
  23. 23.Rf5 Rab8
  24. 24.Rxc5 Rb4
  25. 25.Qc2 Rfb8
  26. 26.b3 Rxe4
  27. 27.Rxc6 Qe8
  28. 28.Rc1 Rd4
  29. 29.Rc8 Rd8
  30. 30.Rxb8 Rxb8
  31. 31.Qc5 Qe4+
  32. 32.Rc2 a6
  33. 33.Kb2 Rd8
  34. 34.g3 g6
  35. 35.Qc3 Qe6
  36. 36.Qc6 Qe5+
  37. 37.Qc3 Rd4
  38. 38.a4 h5
  39. 39.Ka2 Qd5
  40. 40.Ka3 Rd3
  41. 41.Qc4 Qd6+
  42. 42.Ka2 Kg7
  43. 43.Qc6 Qxc6
  44. 44.Rxc6 Rd2+
  45. 45.Ka3 Rxh2
  46. 46.Rxa6 h4
  47. 47.gxh4 Rxh4
  48. 48.a5 g5
  49. 49.Rb6 g4
  50. 50.Rb4 f5
  51. 51.a6 Rh8
  52. 52.Rf4 Kf6
  53. 53.b4 Kg5
  54. 54.Rf1 g3
  55. 55.b5 Ra8
  56. 56.Kb4 f4
  57. 57.Ka5 g2
  58. 58.Rg1 f3
  59. 59.b6 Kf4
  60. 60.b7 Rh8
  61. 61.a7 Ke3
  62. 62.b8=Q Rh5+
  63. 63.Ka4 Rh4+
  64. 64.Ka3 f2
  65. 65.Qg3+ Ke2
  66. 66.Rxg2

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