Levon Aronian vs Magnus Carlsen

Chess24 Banter Final 2020 · Sicilian Defense · 0-1 in 49 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 0-1
Event Chess24 Banter Final 2020
Site chess24.com INT
Round 3.8
Date 2020.09.26
Opening Sicilian Defense (B53)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/pp6/2b5/2P1Nk2/7p/4K3/P1P5/8 w - - 12 50

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 e6
  7. 7.b3 d5
  8. 8.exd5 Nxd5
  9. 9.Nxd5 Qxd5
  10. 10.Bc4 Qc5
  11. 11.Qe2 Qa5+
  12. 12.Kf1 Be7
  13. 13.Bb2 Bf6
  14. 14.Bxf6 gxf6
  15. 15.Nd2 Bd7
  16. 16.Ne4 Ke7
  17. 17.Qe3 Rad8
  18. 18.Ke2 Rhg8
  19. 19.g3 Ne5
  20. 20.Qf4 Rg6
  21. 21.Rhd1 Nxc4
  22. 22.bxc4 Qe5
  23. 23.Qe3 f5
  24. 24.Nd6 Qxe3+
  25. 25.Kxe3 Bc6
  26. 26.c5 Rh6
  27. 27.h4 f4+
  28. 28.Kxf4 Rf6+
  29. 29.Ke3 Rf3+
  30. 30.Kd4 Rxf2
  31. 31.Rf1 Rxf1
  32. 32.Rxf1 f6
  33. 33.g4 e5+
  34. 34.Kc4 Ke6
  35. 35.g5 Rf8
  36. 36.gxf6 Rxf6
  37. 37.Rxf6+ Kxf6
  38. 38.Kd3 Kg6
  39. 39.Ke3 Kh5
  40. 40.Nc4 Kxh4
  41. 41.Nxe5 Kg3
  42. 42.Nc4 h5
  43. 43.Nd6 h4
  44. 44.Nf5+ Kg4
  45. 45.Nh6+ Kg5
  46. 46.Nf7+ Kf6
  47. 47.Nh6 Kg5
  48. 48.Nf7+ Kg6
  49. 49.Ne5+ Kf5

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