Levon Aronian vs Magnus Carlsen

FIDE World Blitz 2014 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 85 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE World Blitz 2014
Site Dubai UAE
Round 16.2
Date 2014.06.20
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E15)
Moves 85
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/6k1/4K3/8/8/8 w - - 0 86

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 b6
  4. 4.g3 Ba6
  5. 5.b3 d5
  6. 6.cxd5 exd5
  7. 7.Bg2 Bb4+
  8. 8.Bd2 Bd6
  9. 9.O-O O-O
  10. 10.Nc3 Nbd7
  11. 11.Re1 Re8
  12. 12.Qc2 Rc8
  13. 13.a4 c6
  14. 14.a5 bxa5
  15. 15.e4 dxe4
  16. 16.Nxe4 Nxe4
  17. 17.Rxe4 Rxe4
  18. 18.Qxe4 Nf6
  19. 19.Qf5 Rb8
  20. 20.Rxa5 Bc8
  21. 21.Qc2 Be6
  22. 22.Rxa7 Bxb3
  23. 23.Qxc6 Bd5
  24. 24.Qc1 h6
  25. 25.Nh4 Bxg2
  26. 26.Kxg2 Bf8
  27. 27.Qc4 Qd5+
  28. 28.Qxd5 Nxd5
  29. 29.Ra5 Nf6
  30. 30.Nf5 h5
  31. 31.Bg5 Ne4
  32. 32.Ne7+ Bxe7
  33. 33.Bxe7 Re8
  34. 34.Bc5 Nf6
  35. 35.Bd6 Rd8
  36. 36.Be7 Rxd4
  37. 37.Bxf6 gxf6
  38. 38.Rxh5 Kg7
  39. 39.Rh4 Rd2
  40. 40.Rf4 Kg6
  41. 41.g4 Ra2
  42. 42.h4 Rb2
  43. 43.Rc4 Kg7
  44. 44.Kg3 Rb3+
  45. 45.Kf4 Rb2
  46. 46.f3 Rh2
  47. 47.h5 Ra2
  48. 48.Ke4 Ra5
  49. 49.Kf4 Rb5
  50. 50.Rd4 Ra5
  51. 51.Ke3 Ra3+
  52. 52.Rd3 Ra4
  53. 53.Rd4 Ra3+
  54. 54.Ke4 Ra5
  55. 55.f4 Ra1
  56. 56.Rd5 Ra6
  57. 57.Kf5 Rb6
  58. 58.Ra5 Rc6
  59. 59.Rd5 Ra6
  60. 60.Ke4 Ra4+
  61. 61.Rd4 Ra5
  62. 62.Rd5 Ra4+
  63. 63.Kf5 Ra6
  64. 64.g5 fxg5
  65. 65.fxg5 Ra1
  66. 66.h6+ Kh7
  67. 67.Kf6 Rf1+
  68. 68.Rf5 Ra1
  69. 69.Kxf7 Ra7+
  70. 70.Kf6 Ra6+
  71. 71.Ke5 Ra5+
  72. 72.Kf4 Ra4+
  73. 73.Kg3 Kg6
  74. 74.Rf8 Ra3+
  75. 75.Kg4 Ra4+
  76. 76.Rf4 Ra6
  77. 77.Rb4 Rc6
  78. 78.Re4 Rb6
  79. 79.Kf4 Ra6
  80. 80.Re8 Ra4+
  81. 81.Ke5 Ra5+
  82. 82.Kf4 Rf5+
  83. 83.Ke4 Rxg5
  84. 84.Rg8+ Kxh6
  85. 85.Rxg5 Kxg5

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