Levon Aronian vs Magnus Carlsen

WCh Candidates s/f · 2007 · English Opening · 1-0 in 51 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1-0
Event WCh Candidates s/f
Site Elista RUS
Round 11
Date 2007.06.03
Opening English Opening (A32)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5k2/4n2K/6P1/4p3/4N3/5PP1/8/8 b - - 2 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.c4 c5
  4. 4.g3 cxd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 Bb4+
  6. 6.Bd2 Bc5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be7
  8. 8.Bg2 Nc6
  9. 9.Nc3 b6
  10. 10.Bf4 Bb7
  11. 11.O-O O-O
  12. 12.Bd6 Na5
  13. 13.Nxa5 Bxg2
  14. 14.Kxg2 bxa5
  15. 15.e4 Rc8
  16. 16.b3 Bxd6
  17. 17.Qxd6 a4
  18. 18.e5 Ne8
  19. 19.Qd4 axb3
  20. 20.axb3 f6
  21. 21.Rxa7 Rc7
  22. 22.Rxc7 Qxc7
  23. 23.exf6 Nxf6
  24. 24.Nb5 Qc6+
  25. 25.f3 h6
  26. 26.Ra1 Nh7
  27. 27.Qe4 d5
  28. 28.Qe2 dxc4
  29. 29.Nd4 Qd5
  30. 30.Qxc4 Qxc4
  31. 31.bxc4 Rc8
  32. 32.Rc1 e5
  33. 33.Nf5 Kf8
  34. 34.c5 Ng5
  35. 35.Nd6 Rc6
  36. 36.h4 Ne6
  37. 37.Ne4 Ke7
  38. 38.h5 Rc7
  39. 39.Kh3 Nd4
  40. 40.Kg4 Ne6
  41. 41.Rc2 Nd4
  42. 42.Rc3 Rc6
  43. 43.Ra3 Ne6
  44. 44.Kf5 Nxc5
  45. 45.Rc3 g6+
  46. 46.hxg6 Ne6
  47. 47.Rxc6 Nd4+
  48. 48.Kg4 Nxc6
  49. 49.Kh5 Kf8
  50. 50.Kxh6 Ne7
  51. 51.Kh7

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