Levon Aronian vs Magnus Carlsen

Zurich CC Blitz 2014 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1/2-1/2 in 83 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Zurich CC Blitz 2014
Site Zurich SUI
Round 3.2
Date 2014.01.29
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A46)
Moves 83
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Final Position

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

5K2/r7/5R2/8/5Pk1/8/8/8 w - - 15 84

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 b5
  3. 3.e4 Nxe4
  4. 4.Bxb5 e6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.Re1 Nf6
  7. 7.c4 O-O
  8. 8.Nc3 Ba6
  9. 9.Bf4 c6
  10. 10.Bxa6 Nxa6
  11. 11.Ne5 Qc8
  12. 12.Qf3 Nb4
  13. 13.Rad1 d6
  14. 14.Ng4 Nxg4
  15. 15.Qxg4 Kh8
  16. 16.Re3 f5
  17. 17.Qe2 Rf6
  18. 18.Re1 Bf8
  19. 19.a3 Na6
  20. 20.Rxe6 Rxe6
  21. 21.Qxe6 Qxe6
  22. 22.Rxe6 Nc7
  23. 23.Re2 Kg8
  24. 24.f3 Kf7
  25. 25.Kf1 g6
  26. 26.Bg3 Rd8
  27. 27.Ke1 Bg7
  28. 28.Rd2 Bh6
  29. 29.Rd3 Rd7
  30. 30.d5 cxd5
  31. 31.Nxd5 Nxd5
  32. 32.Rxd5 Bc1
  33. 33.Rb5 Rc7
  34. 34.Bxd6 Rxc4
  35. 35.Be5 Be3
  36. 36.Bc3 Bb6
  37. 37.Ke2 Ke6
  38. 38.Re5+ Kd6
  39. 39.Re8 Rc6
  40. 40.Bb4+ Kd5
  41. 41.Bc3 Kc4
  42. 42.a4 Kb3
  43. 43.a5 Bc5
  44. 44.Rb8+ Kc2
  45. 45.Rb7 h5
  46. 46.Be1 Re6+
  47. 47.Kf1 Bd4
  48. 48.b4 Kd3
  49. 49.Bf2 Bxf2
  50. 50.Kxf2 h4
  51. 51.Rxa7 Re2+
  52. 52.Kf1 Rb2
  53. 53.Rd7+ Ke3
  54. 54.Re7+ Kd3
  55. 55.Re1 h3
  56. 56.gxh3 Rxh2
  57. 57.Kg1 Ra2
  58. 58.h4 Ra4
  59. 59.b5 Rxa5
  60. 60.Rb1 Ra7
  61. 61.b6 Rb7
  62. 62.Kf2 f4
  63. 63.Rb4 Kc3
  64. 64.Rxf4 Rxb6
  65. 65.Kg3 Kd3
  66. 66.Kg4 Ke3
  67. 67.Re4+ Kf2
  68. 68.Ra4 Rb1
  69. 69.Ra2+ Ke3
  70. 70.Ra3+ Kf2
  71. 71.Kg5 Rg1+
  72. 72.Kh6 Kg3
  73. 73.Kxg6 Kxh4+
  74. 74.Kf5 Rb1
  75. 75.Ra5 Kh5
  76. 76.f4 Kh6
  77. 77.Ra7 Rb5+
  78. 78.Kf6 Rb6+
  79. 79.Kf7 Rb5
  80. 80.Ra6+ Kh5
  81. 81.Rf6 Ra5
  82. 82.Kg7 Ra7+
  83. 83.Kf8 Kg4

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