Levon Aronian vs Magnus Carlsen

Chess24 Banter Final 2020 · Sicilian Defense · 0-1 in 66 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 0-1
Event Chess24 Banter Final 2020
Site chess24.com INT
Round 3.4
Date 2020.09.26
Opening Sicilian Defense (B53)
Moves 66
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/3R4/8/1p6/2r1K3/2k5/8 w - - 4 67

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Qxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 Nc6
  6. 6.Qe3 a6
  7. 7.Nd5 e6
  8. 8.Nxf6+ Qxf6
  9. 9.c3 Qd8
  10. 10.Bd3 Be7
  11. 11.O-O O-O
  12. 12.Rd1 Qc7
  13. 13.a4 b6
  14. 14.Qe2 Bb7
  15. 15.Bf4 Rfd8
  16. 16.h4 h6
  17. 17.g4 Ne5
  18. 18.Nxe5 dxe5
  19. 19.Bg3 Bc6
  20. 20.f3 b5
  21. 21.axb5 axb5
  22. 22.Rxa8 Rxa8
  23. 23.b4 Be8
  24. 24.Qb2 Rc8
  25. 25.Rc1 Qd8
  26. 26.Rd1 Bxh4
  27. 27.Bxe5 Bf6
  28. 28.Be2 Qe7
  29. 29.Bd6 Qa7+
  30. 30.Bc5 Qc7
  31. 31.Kg2 h5
  32. 32.gxh5 Qe5
  33. 33.Qd2 Qxh5
  34. 34.Rh1 Qg6+
  35. 35.Kf2 Be5
  36. 36.Rg1 Qf6
  37. 37.Qg5 Qxg5
  38. 38.Rxg5 Bxc3
  39. 39.Be7 Bd4+
  40. 40.Ke1 Be3
  41. 41.Rg2 Rc1+
  42. 42.Bd1 f5
  43. 43.Rc2 Ra1
  44. 44.Rc8 Kf7
  45. 45.Rc7 Kg6
  46. 46.Ke2 Bf4
  47. 47.Rc5 fxe4
  48. 48.Bc2 Ra2
  49. 49.fxe4 Kf7
  50. 50.Bd8 Bd6
  51. 51.Rc3 Bxb4
  52. 52.Rc7+ Kg8
  53. 53.Kf3 Ba5
  54. 54.Rc8 Bxd8
  55. 55.Rxd8 Rxc2
  56. 56.Rxe8+ Kf7
  57. 57.Rb8 Rc5
  58. 58.Kf4 g5+
  59. 59.Kg4 Kf6
  60. 60.Rg8 Ke5
  61. 61.Rxg5+ Kd4
  62. 62.Rg6 Kxe4
  63. 63.Rxe6+ Kd3
  64. 64.Kf3 b4
  65. 65.Rd6+ Kc2
  66. 66.Ke3 Rc3+

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