Levon Aronian vs Magnus Carlsen

WCh Candidates s/f · 2007 · Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 47 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event WCh Candidates s/f
Site Elista RUS
Round 6
Date 2007.06.02
Opening Slav Defense (D17)
Moves 47
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Final Position

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

Q7/1p1k1p2/2p1p3/8/P4P1P/KP4R1/8/2q5 w - - 3 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 d5
  3. 3.c4 c6
  4. 4.Nc3 dxc4
  5. 5.a4 Bf5
  6. 6.Ne5 Nbd7
  7. 7.Nxc4 Nb6
  8. 8.Ne5 a5
  9. 9.g3 Nfd7
  10. 10.Nxd7 Qxd7
  11. 11.e4 Bh3
  12. 12.Bxh3 Qxh3
  13. 13.Qb3 Ra6
  14. 14.Bf4 e6
  15. 15.Be5 Bb4
  16. 16.Bxg7 Rg8
  17. 17.Be5 Qg2
  18. 18.O-O-O Bxc3
  19. 19.Qxc3 Qxe4
  20. 20.Rhe1 Qd5
  21. 21.b3 Qd7
  22. 22.Qc2 Qe7
  23. 23.Qxh7 Rg6
  24. 24.Re3 Nd5
  25. 25.Rf3 Qf8
  26. 26.h4 Rh6
  27. 27.Qc2 Ra8
  28. 28.Qd2 Rh5
  29. 29.Kb2 Qg8
  30. 30.Re1 Qg6
  31. 31.Bd6 Rd8
  32. 32.Ba3 Qg4
  33. 33.Rd3 Rf5
  34. 34.Re5 Kd7
  35. 35.Qe2 Rg8
  36. 36.Qe1 Rg6
  37. 37.Re2 Rf3
  38. 38.Rxf3 Qxf3
  39. 39.Rc2 Qf6
  40. 40.Qxa5 Qxd4+
  41. 41.Ka2 Rf6
  42. 42.f4 Rg6
  43. 43.Qa8 Nb4+
  44. 44.Bxb4 Qxb4
  45. 45.Rg2 Rxg3
  46. 46.Rxg3 Qd2+
  47. 47.Ka3 Qc1+

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