Levon Aronian vs Magnus Carlsen

4th Norway Blitz 2016 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 0-1 in 43 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 0-1
Event 4th Norway Blitz 2016
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 7.3
Date 2016.04.18
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D31)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

7k/6p1/7p/5Q2/2q5/7P/1p3PP1/2r1R1K1 w - - 5 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 a6
  4. 4.cxd5 exd5
  5. 5.Nf3 c6
  6. 6.e4 dxe4
  7. 7.Ng5 Be7
  8. 8.Bc4 Nh6
  9. 9.Ngxe4 Nf5
  10. 10.d5 O-O
  11. 11.O-O cxd5
  12. 12.Nxd5 Nc6
  13. 13.Qh5 Be6
  14. 14.Nxe7+ Qxe7
  15. 15.Ng5 h6
  16. 16.Nxe6 fxe6
  17. 17.Bd2 Nfd4
  18. 18.Rad1 Rf5
  19. 19.Qh3 Rd8
  20. 20.Be3 b5
  21. 21.Bxd4 Nxd4
  22. 22.Rxd4 Rxd4
  23. 23.Qxf5 Rxc4
  24. 24.Qd3 Qc5
  25. 25.b3 Rc2
  26. 26.a4 Rc3
  27. 27.Qe4 Qd5
  28. 28.Qg6 Qxb3
  29. 29.axb5 axb5
  30. 30.Ra1 Qa2
  31. 31.Rd1 Qd5
  32. 32.Qb1 Qb3
  33. 33.Rd8+ Kf7
  34. 34.Qe1 Qc4
  35. 35.Rd7+ Kf6
  36. 36.Rd1 b4
  37. 37.h3 b3
  38. 38.Qd2 Kg6
  39. 39.Re1 Rc2
  40. 40.Qd7 b2
  41. 41.Rxe6+ Kh7
  42. 42.Re1 Rc1
  43. 43.Qf5+ Kh8

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