Vladimir Kramnik vs Levon Aronian

FIDE Candidates 2018 · Italian Game · 1-0 in 37 moves

The Game

White Vladimir Kramnik
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1-0
Event FIDE Candidates 2018
Site Berlin GER
Round 10.1
Date 2018.03.22
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 37
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4Nr1k/2q4r/4b2p/1p2Q3/8/1B2P2P/2Pp2P1/5RK1 b - - 6 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.Nc3 Nf6
  5. 5.d3 a6
  6. 6.Nd5 Nxd5
  7. 7.Bxd5 d6
  8. 8.Be3 Bxe3
  9. 9.fxe3 O-O
  10. 10.O-O Nb8
  11. 11.b4 Nd7
  12. 12.Qd2 c6
  13. 13.Bb3 a5
  14. 14.a3 Nf6
  15. 15.h3 h6
  16. 16.Rab1 b5
  17. 17.Qc3 Bd7
  18. 18.Rf2 Qb6
  19. 19.Re1 Rfe8
  20. 20.Nh4 c5
  21. 21.Ref1 cxb4
  22. 22.Qe1 d5
  23. 23.axb4 dxe4
  24. 24.bxa5 Rxa5
  25. 25.Ng6 Be6
  26. 26.Nxe5 exd3
  27. 27.Rxf6 gxf6
  28. 28.Rxf6 d2
  29. 29.Qg3+ Kf8
  30. 30.Rf1 Ra7
  31. 31.Ng6+ Kg7
  32. 32.Nf4+ Kh8
  33. 33.Nh5 f6
  34. 34.Nxf6 Rf8
  35. 35.Qf4 Rh7
  36. 36.Qe5 Qc7
  37. 37.Ne8+

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