Vladimir Kramnik vs Levon Aronian

FIDE Candidates 2014 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1/2-1/2 in 60 moves

The Game

White Vladimir Kramnik
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE Candidates 2014
Site Khanty-Mansiysk RUS
Round 5.2
Date 2014.03.18
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (E10)
Moves 60
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Final Position

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

8/1K6/8/8/1k6/8/8/8 w - - 0 61

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.e3 b6
  5. 5.Nc3 Bb7
  6. 6.cxd5 exd5
  7. 7.Bb5+ c6
  8. 8.Bd3 Be7
  9. 9.O-O O-O
  10. 10.b3 Nbd7
  11. 11.Bb2 Re8
  12. 12.Ne5 Bd6
  13. 13.f4 c5
  14. 14.Qf3 cxd4
  15. 15.exd4 Bb4
  16. 16.Ne2 Ne4
  17. 17.a3 Bf8
  18. 18.Rad1 a6
  19. 19.a4 Rc8
  20. 20.Qh5 g6
  21. 21.Qh3 Ndf6
  22. 22.f5 g5
  23. 23.Ng3 b5
  24. 24.axb5 Qb6
  25. 25.Kh1 axb5
  26. 26.Bxe4 dxe4
  27. 27.d5 e3
  28. 28.Ng4 Nxg4
  29. 29.Qxg4 h6
  30. 30.Ne4 Rc2
  31. 31.Nf6+ Qxf6
  32. 32.Bxf6 e2
  33. 33.Bxg5 Bxd5
  34. 34.Bxh6+ Kh7
  35. 35.Bxf8 exf1=Q+
  36. 36.Rxf1 Rxg2
  37. 37.Qxg2 Bxg2+
  38. 38.Kxg2 Rxf8
  39. 39.Kf3 Kg7
  40. 40.Ke4 Rh8
  41. 41.Kd4 Rc8
  42. 42.Rf4 Kf6
  43. 43.h4 Re8
  44. 44.Kc5 Re5+
  45. 45.Kd6 Re3
  46. 46.Rb4 Kxf5
  47. 47.Rxb5+ Kg4
  48. 48.h5 f5
  49. 49.h6 Rh3
  50. 50.Ke5 Rxh6
  51. 51.Rb4+ Kf3
  52. 52.Kxf5 Ke3
  53. 53.Ke5 Kd3
  54. 54.Rb8 Kc3
  55. 55.b4 Kc4
  56. 56.Rb7 Rh5+
  57. 57.Kd6 Rh6+
  58. 58.Kd7 Rh7+
  59. 59.Kc6 Rxb7
  60. 60.Kxb7 Kxb4

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