Levon Aronian vs Magnus Carlsen

GCT Blitz Paris 2016 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1-0 in 54 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1-0
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2016
Site Paris FRA
Round 13.4
Date 2016.06.12
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A40)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7k/1r1N3R/6Kp/5p1P/8/p5P1/8/8 b - - 1 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 e6
  2. 2.Nf3 c5
  3. 3.g3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bg2 cxd4
  5. 5.O-O Nc6
  6. 6.Nxd4 Bc5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be7
  8. 8.c4 O-O
  9. 9.Nc3 b6
  10. 10.Bf4 Bb7
  11. 11.Rc1 d6
  12. 12.Nb5 Ne8
  13. 13.Qd2 a6
  14. 14.Nc3 Qb8
  15. 15.Rfd1 Nd8
  16. 16.Ne4 e5
  17. 17.Bg5 f6
  18. 18.Be3 f5
  19. 19.Nc3 Bxg2
  20. 20.Kxg2 Ne6
  21. 21.Nd5 Bd8
  22. 22.f3 Ra7
  23. 23.Nb4 Qc8
  24. 24.Qd5 Kh8
  25. 25.Nc6 Rb7
  26. 26.Nxd8 Nxd8
  27. 27.c5 bxc5
  28. 28.Bxc5 dxc5
  29. 29.Qxd8 Nf6
  30. 30.Qxc8 Rxc8
  31. 31.Rxc5 Rxc5
  32. 32.Rd8+ Ng8
  33. 33.Nxc5 Rxb2
  34. 34.Kf2 Rxa2
  35. 35.h4 h6
  36. 36.h5 Rc2
  37. 37.Nd3 e4
  38. 38.Ne5 exf3
  39. 39.Kxf3 Kh7
  40. 40.Ng6 a5
  41. 41.Ra8 Ra2
  42. 42.e3 a4
  43. 43.Kf4 Rf2+
  44. 44.Ke5 Rf3
  45. 45.Ke6 Rxe3+
  46. 46.Kf7 Rb3
  47. 47.Nf8+ Kh8
  48. 48.Ng6+ Kh7
  49. 49.Nf8+ Kh8
  50. 50.Nd7 Rb7
  51. 51.Rxg8+ Kh7
  52. 52.Rxg7+ Kh8
  53. 53.Kg6 a3
  54. 54.Rh7+

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