Levon Aronian vs Veselin Topalov

FIDE Candidates 2014 · Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 45 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE Candidates 2014
Site Khanty-Mansiysk RUS
Round 10.3
Date 2014.03.25
Opening Slav Defense (D15)
Moves 45
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Final Position

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

3r4/8/1p3p2/p3k3/P1P2R1p/1P1p1P1P/3B1b2/3K4 w - - 5 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 a6
  5. 5.e3 Bf5
  6. 6.Bd3 Bxd3
  7. 7.Qxd3 e6
  8. 8.O-O Bb4
  9. 9.Bd2 O-O
  10. 10.Rfd1 a5
  11. 11.a3 Be7
  12. 12.e4 dxe4
  13. 13.Nxe4 Nxe4
  14. 14.Qxe4 Nd7
  15. 15.Bf4 Re8
  16. 16.Qc2 Qb6
  17. 17.Rd3 c5
  18. 18.d5 Bf6
  19. 19.Rad1 exd5
  20. 20.Rxd5 Nf8
  21. 21.R1d2 Ne6
  22. 22.Rd6 Qc7
  23. 23.Bg3 Nd4
  24. 24.Qd1 Qe7
  25. 25.h3 Rad8
  26. 26.Rxd8 Rxd8
  27. 27.Nxd4 cxd4
  28. 28.a4 h5
  29. 29.b3 h4
  30. 30.Bf4 g5
  31. 31.Re2 Qc5
  32. 32.Bd2 Qf5
  33. 33.Re1 b6
  34. 34.Qf3 Qxf3
  35. 35.gxf3 Kg7
  36. 36.Kf1 Kg6
  37. 37.Re4 Kf5
  38. 38.Ke2 d3+
  39. 39.Kd1 Bd4
  40. 40.Rg4 f6
  41. 41.f4 gxf4
  42. 42.Rxf4+ Ke5
  43. 43.f3 Bf2
  44. 44.Rg4 Kf5
  45. 45.Rf4+ Ke5

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