Levon Aronian vs Vladimir Kramnik – Botvinnik Memorial Rapid 2011 – English Opening

Game review with some commentary on this Levon Aronian vs Vladimir Kramnik game played Sept 3, 2011 at the Botvinnik Memorial Rapid 2011. Tourney format: double round robin with over six rounds Time control: 25 minutes + 10 seconds/move Note that Aronian used the English Opening Flohr-Mikenas-Carls Variation (A18), the same opening that Ivanchuk used to beat Aronian in 2003. Here’s the game at www.chessgames.com And the link to the actual video of the match…it’s around the 18-19 min timeframe. The site is in Russian, but if you use Google Chrome, it will ask if you want it translated for you. :) video.russiachess.org