Levon Aronian vs Magnus Carlsen

NIC Classic KO 2021 · Queen's Pawn Game · 0-1 in 52 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 0-1
Event NIC Classic KO 2021
Site chess24.com INT
Round 2.23
Date 2021.04.30
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (D02)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/4b1p1/4k3/4N2p/K2pP2P/8/p2N2P1/8 w - - 0 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 d5
  3. 3.Bf4 e6
  4. 4.e3 Bd6
  5. 5.Nbd2 b6
  6. 6.Bg3 O-O
  7. 7.Bd3 Ba6
  8. 8.Rc1 Bxd3
  9. 9.cxd3 c5
  10. 10.Qa4 Be7
  11. 11.O-O Qd7
  12. 12.Qxd7 Nbxd7
  13. 13.Rc2 a5
  14. 14.a4 Nb8
  15. 15.Ra1 Nc6
  16. 16.Kf1 Rfc8
  17. 17.Ke2 Nd7
  18. 18.Nb3 h5
  19. 19.h4 f6
  20. 20.dxc5 bxc5
  21. 21.d4 Nb4
  22. 22.Rc3 Kf7
  23. 23.dxc5 e5
  24. 24.Nfd2 Ke6
  25. 25.f4 Nc6
  26. 26.fxe5 fxe5
  27. 27.Nf3 Rcb8
  28. 28.Rb1 Rb4
  29. 29.Nbd2 Rxa4
  30. 30.e4 d4
  31. 31.Rc4 Ra2
  32. 32.b3 Rb8
  33. 33.Kd1 Rb5
  34. 34.Rbc1 Rxc5
  35. 35.R1c2 Ra1+
  36. 36.Rc1 Ra2
  37. 37.R1c2 Ra3
  38. 38.Ng5+ Kf6
  39. 39.Ngf3 Rxc4
  40. 40.Rxc4 Nc5
  41. 41.Kc2 Ra1
  42. 42.Kb2 Rh1
  43. 43.b4 Nd3+
  44. 44.Kb3 Ndxb4
  45. 45.Ka4 Ke6
  46. 46.Kb5 a4
  47. 47.Rxc6+ Nxc6
  48. 48.Kxc6 Rc1+
  49. 49.Kb5 a3
  50. 50.Bxe5 Rc5+
  51. 51.Ka4 Rxe5
  52. 52.Nxe5 a2

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