Apr 28, 2012 by 365Chess
Kramnik, Vladimir (2801) - Aronian, Levon (2820) [D43]
Zurich Chess Challenge Zurich SUI (5), 2012-04-27
1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 Nd7 8. Be2 Qd8 9. O-O Be7 10. Qc2 O-O 11. a3 b6 12. Rfd1 Bb7 13. Rac1 Qb8 14. cxd5 cxd5 15. Qa4 Nf6 16. Ba6 Bxa6 17. Qxa6 Qc8 18. Qxc8 Rfxc8 19. Ne5 Bd6 20. Nd3 Ne8 21. Kf1 Kf8 22. Ke2 Ke7 23. h3 Rc4 24. b3 Rcc8 25. a4 Ba3 26. Rc2 Rc7 27. Ra1 Bd6 28. Kd2 a5 29. Rcc1 Rac8 30. f3 f5 31. g4 g6 32. Ne2 Rxc1 33. Nexc1 Nf6 34. Ne2 Nh7 35. Ne5 Ng5 36. Nf4 Bb4+ 37. Kd1 Rc3 38. Rc1 Rxe3 39. Rc7+ Kd8 40. Rg7 Kc8 41. Rg8+ Kb7 42. Rg7+ Kc8 43. Rg8+ Kb7
½ - ½ (
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Aronian, Levon (2820) - Kramnik, Vladimir (2801) [C65]
Zurich Chess Challenge Zurich SUI (6), 2012-04-27
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.Nbd2 d6 6.c3 O-O 7.O-O Ne7 8.h3 Ng6 9.Re1 c6 10.Ba4 Re8 11.d4 Bb6 12.Bc2 h6 13.a4 Be6 14.Nf1 exd4 15.Nxd4 Bd7 16.f4 d5 17.e5 Ne4 18.Bxe4 dxe4 19.a5 Bxa5 20.Ng3 Bb6 21.Kh2 c5 22.Ndf5 Bxf5 23.Nxf5 Qxd1 24.Rxd1 Rad8 25.Be3 Rd3 26.Re1 f6 27.exf6 gxf6 28.Nxh6+ Kf8 29.Ra4 Rd5 30.c4 Rd3 31.b4 Rxe3 32.Rxe3 cxb4 33.Rg3 e3 34.Rxg6 e2 35.Ra1 Bf2 36.Rg8+ Ke7 37.Rg7+ Kd6 38.Rxb7 e1=Q 39.Rxe1 Bxe1 40.Nf5+ Kc5 41.Rb5+ Kc6 42.Nd4+ Kc7 43.Rc5+
½ - ½ (
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