Levon Aronian vs Magnus Carlsen

7th Norway Armageddon · 2019 · Sicilian, Rossolimo · 0-1 in 43 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 0-1
Event 7th Norway Armageddon
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 2.1
Date 2019.06.05
Opening Sicilian, Rossolimo (B31)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/6N1/r5b1/2pk4/p4p2/R1P2P2/3K2P1/8 w - - 11 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 g6
  4. 4.Bxc6 dxc6
  5. 5.d3 Bg7
  6. 6.h3 e5
  7. 7.O-O Qc7
  8. 8.Be3 b6
  9. 9.Nbd2 Ne7
  10. 10.a3 O-O
  11. 11.b4 cxb4
  12. 12.axb4 f5
  13. 13.Nc4 Be6
  14. 14.Ng5 Bd7
  15. 15.Qe2 h6
  16. 16.Nf3 f4
  17. 17.Bd2 g5
  18. 18.Bc3 Ng6
  19. 19.d4 exd4
  20. 20.Bxd4 g4
  21. 21.hxg4 Bxg4
  22. 22.c3 c5
  23. 23.bxc5 bxc5
  24. 24.Bxg7 Qxg7
  25. 25.Nd6 Kh8
  26. 26.Nf5 Rxf5
  27. 27.exf5 Nh4
  28. 28.f6 Qxf6
  29. 29.Ra6 Qg7
  30. 30.Rxh6+ Qxh6
  31. 31.Qe5+ Qg7
  32. 32.Qxg7+ Kxg7
  33. 33.Nxh4 a5
  34. 34.Ra1 a4
  35. 35.Ra3 Kf6
  36. 36.Kf1 Ke5
  37. 37.Ke1 Kd5
  38. 38.f3 Bh5
  39. 39.Kd2 Be8
  40. 40.Kc1 Kc4
  41. 41.Nf5 Ra6
  42. 42.Ng7 Bg6
  43. 43.Kd2 Kd5

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