Levon Aronian vs Magnus Carlsen

Zurich CC Rapid 2014 · Catalan Opening · 1-0 in 53 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1-0
Event Zurich CC Rapid 2014
Site Zurich SUI
Round 2.3
Date 2014.02.04
Opening Catalan Opening (E06)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2R5/6pk/5p2/n4K1P/7P/4P3/8/8 b - - 6 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.g3 d5
  4. 4.Bg2 Be7
  5. 5.d4 O-O
  6. 6.Qc2 c5
  7. 7.O-O cxd4
  8. 8.Nxd4 e5
  9. 9.Nf5 d4
  10. 10.Nxe7+ Qxe7
  11. 11.Bg5 h6
  12. 12.Bxf6 Qxf6
  13. 13.Nd2 Bf5
  14. 14.Qb3 Nd7
  15. 15.Qa3 Qb6
  16. 16.Rfc1 Rfc8
  17. 17.b4 a5
  18. 18.c5 Qa6
  19. 19.Nc4 Be6
  20. 20.Nd6 axb4
  21. 21.Qxa6 bxa6
  22. 22.Nxc8 Rxc8
  23. 23.c6 Nb6
  24. 24.Rab1 a5
  25. 25.a3 b3
  26. 26.c7 Bc4
  27. 27.Bb7 Rxc7
  28. 28.Rxb3 Rxb7
  29. 29.Rxc4 Nxc4
  30. 30.Rxb7 Nxa3
  31. 31.Kg2 Nc4
  32. 32.g4 Nd6
  33. 33.Ra7 f6
  34. 34.Rxa5 Ne4
  35. 35.h4 h5
  36. 36.gxh5 Kh7
  37. 37.Ra8 Nd6
  38. 38.Kf3 Nf5
  39. 39.Kg4 Nh6+
  40. 40.Kh3 Nf5
  41. 41.Rd8 Nh6
  42. 42.f4 exf4
  43. 43.Rxd4 Nf7
  44. 44.Rxf4 Kh6
  45. 45.Rf5 Nd6
  46. 46.Rd5 Nc4
  47. 47.Kg3 Ne3
  48. 48.Rc5 Nf1+
  49. 49.Kf4 Nd2
  50. 50.e3 Nb3
  51. 51.Rc3 Na5
  52. 52.Rc8 Kh7
  53. 53.Kf5

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