Levon Aronian vs Veselin Topalov

Pearl Spring · 2008 · Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 39 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Pearl Spring
Site Nanjing CHN
Round 1
Date 2008.12.11
Opening Slav Defense (D12)
Moves 39
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Final Position

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

8/8/2Bbpkp1/5pp1/1pK3P1/1P2P2P/5P2/8 w - - 0 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 Bf5
  5. 5.Nc3 e6
  6. 6.Nh4 Bg6
  7. 7.Be2 Nbd7
  8. 8.g3 Bd6
  9. 9.O-O O-O
  10. 10.Nxg6 hxg6
  11. 11.Qc2 dxc4
  12. 12.Bxc4 c5
  13. 13.dxc5 Bxc5
  14. 14.Rd1 Rc8
  15. 15.Qb3 Qc7
  16. 16.Bf1 Be7
  17. 17.Bg2 Nc5
  18. 18.Qc2 Rfd8
  19. 19.Bd2 Nd3
  20. 20.Qb3 a6
  21. 21.Be1 Nxe1
  22. 22.Rxd8+ Rxd8
  23. 23.Rxe1 b5
  24. 24.Rd1 g5
  25. 25.Ne2 Rxd1+
  26. 26.Qxd1 Nd7
  27. 27.Qc1 Qxc1+
  28. 28.Nxc1 Kf8
  29. 29.Kf1 Bd6
  30. 30.Ke2 Ke7
  31. 31.Nd3 Ne5
  32. 32.Bb7 Nxd3
  33. 33.Kxd3 a5
  34. 34.b3 a4
  35. 35.Bc6 axb3
  36. 36.axb3 b4
  37. 37.h3 f5
  38. 38.Kc4 Kf6
  39. 39.g4 g6

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