Anatoly Karpov vs Levon Aronian

World Blitz · 2009 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 59 moves

The Game

White Anatoly Karpov
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Blitz
Site Moscow RUS
Round 17
Date 2009.11.17
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D75)
Moves 59
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/5K2/3k4/4pp2/5P2/3bN3 w - - 0 60

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.g3 c5
  4. 4.Nf3 Bg7
  5. 5.Bg2 O-O
  6. 6.O-O cxd4
  7. 7.Nxd4 d5
  8. 8.cxd5 Nxd5
  9. 9.Nc3 Nxc3
  10. 10.bxc3 Qc7
  11. 11.Qb3 Rd8
  12. 12.Bf4 e5
  13. 13.Nb5 Qe7
  14. 14.Be3 Nc6
  15. 15.Qa3 Qxa3
  16. 16.Nxa3 Be6
  17. 17.Rfb1 Rd7
  18. 18.Rxb7 Rxb7
  19. 19.Bxc6 Rab8
  20. 20.Bxb7 Rxb7
  21. 21.c4 Bf8
  22. 22.Rb1 Rxb1+
  23. 23.Nxb1 Bxc4
  24. 24.Bxa7 Bxe2
  25. 25.Nc3 Bc4
  26. 26.a4 Bb4
  27. 27.Ne4 f5
  28. 28.Bc5 Ba5
  29. 29.Ng5 Bd5
  30. 30.Bd6 e4
  31. 31.h4 h6
  32. 32.Nh3 Bc6
  33. 33.Bf4 Kh7
  34. 34.Be3 Bxa4
  35. 35.Nf4 Bd1
  36. 36.Ne6 Bb4
  37. 37.Bc5 Bxc5
  38. 38.Nxc5 Be2
  39. 39.Ne6 Bc4
  40. 40.Nf4 Kg7
  41. 41.Kg2 Kf6
  42. 42.Kg1 g5
  43. 43.hxg5+ hxg5
  44. 44.Ng2 Ke5
  45. 45.Ne3 Be2
  46. 46.Kg2 f4
  47. 47.gxf4+ gxf4
  48. 48.Nc2 Bd3
  49. 49.Nb4 Bb5
  50. 50.Nc2 Kd5
  51. 51.Kh3 Ba4
  52. 52.Ne1 Bd1
  53. 53.Kh4 f3
  54. 54.Kg3 Ke5
  55. 55.Kg4 Kd5
  56. 56.Kf4 Kd4
  57. 57.Kf5 Kd5
  58. 58.Kf4 Kd4
  59. 59.Kf5 e3

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