Levon Aronian vs Magnus Carlsen

FIDE WCh KO · 2004 · Caro-Kann, Exchange · 1/2-1/2 in 48 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE WCh KO
Site Tripoli LBA
Round 1.3
Date 2004.06.20
Opening Caro-Kann, Exchange (B14)
Moves 48
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Final Position

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

8/4rp2/6pk/5p2/2R4P/5PK1/8/8 w - - 2 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c6
  2. 2.e4 d5
  3. 3.exd5 cxd5
  4. 4.d4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 g6
  6. 6.Qb3 Bg7
  7. 7.cxd5 O-O
  8. 8.Be2 Nbd7
  9. 9.Bf3 Nb6
  10. 10.a4 a5
  11. 11.Nge2 Bf5
  12. 12.Qd1 Nbxd5
  13. 13.O-O Qd7
  14. 14.Ng3 Be6
  15. 15.Nge4 Nxe4
  16. 16.Nxe4 b6
  17. 17.Ng5 Rad8
  18. 18.Nxe6 Qxe6
  19. 19.Re1 Qd6
  20. 20.Bg5 Bf6
  21. 21.Qd2 Bxg5
  22. 22.Qxg5 Nb4
  23. 23.Rad1 Nc2
  24. 24.Re4 Qf6
  25. 25.Qxf6 exf6
  26. 26.g4 Rd6
  27. 27.Rd2 Nb4
  28. 28.Re7 Rfd8
  29. 29.Rb7 Rxd4
  30. 30.Rxd4 Rxd4
  31. 31.Rxb6 Nd3
  32. 32.b3 Nf4
  33. 33.h4 Kg7
  34. 34.Rb5 Rd3
  35. 35.Be4 Rc3
  36. 36.Rxa5 Rxb3
  37. 37.Rb5 Ra3
  38. 38.a5 Ne2+
  39. 39.Kg2 Nc3
  40. 40.Rb4 Nxe4
  41. 41.Rxe4 Rxa5
  42. 42.Rb4 h5
  43. 43.gxh5 Rxh5
  44. 44.Kg3 Rd5
  45. 45.f3 Rd7
  46. 46.Ra4 Kh6
  47. 47.Rb4 f5
  48. 48.Rc4 Re7

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