Levon Aronian vs Fabiano Caruana

VI World Blitz · 2010 · Slav Defense · 1-0 in 63 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event VI World Blitz
Site Moscow RUS
Round 17.6
Date 2010.11.17
Opening Slav Defense (D18)
Moves 63
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

R7/4k1K1/8/6P1/8/8/8/7r b - - 4 63

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 d5
  3. 3.c4 c6
  4. 4.Nc3 dxc4
  5. 5.a4 Bf5
  6. 6.e3 e6
  7. 7.Bxc4 Nbd7
  8. 8.a5 a6
  9. 9.O-O Be7
  10. 10.Qe2 Bg4
  11. 11.h3 Bxf3
  12. 12.Qxf3 O-O
  13. 13.Rd1 Qc7
  14. 14.e4 e5
  15. 15.d5 Bb4
  16. 16.Ba2 cxd5
  17. 17.Nxd5 Nxd5
  18. 18.Bxd5 Nf6
  19. 19.Bg5 Nxd5
  20. 20.Rxd5 b5
  21. 21.axb6 Qxb6
  22. 22.Qb3 Bc5
  23. 23.Qxb6 Bxb6
  24. 24.Be7 Rfe8
  25. 25.Bd6 Bd4
  26. 26.Ra2 Red8
  27. 27.b4 f6
  28. 28.Kf1 Kf7
  29. 29.f4 Rd7
  30. 30.fxe5 Bxe5
  31. 31.Bxe5 Rxd5
  32. 32.exd5 fxe5
  33. 33.Ra5 Rb8
  34. 34.Rxa6 Rxb4
  35. 35.Re6 Re4
  36. 36.Kf2 h5
  37. 37.Kf3 Re1
  38. 38.h4 Kf8
  39. 39.d6 Kf7
  40. 40.d7 Rd1
  41. 41.Rxe5 Rd3+
  42. 42.Ke4 Rxd7
  43. 43.Rxh5 Rd2
  44. 44.Rg5 Re2+
  45. 45.Kf3 Ra2
  46. 46.Re5 Kg6
  47. 47.g4 Ra3+
  48. 48.Kf4 Ra4+
  49. 49.Re4 Ra6
  50. 50.h5+ Kh6
  51. 51.Re8 Ra4+
  52. 52.Kg3 Ra1
  53. 53.Re6+ Kh7
  54. 54.g5 Rh1
  55. 55.Kg4 Rg1+
  56. 56.Kf5 Rh1
  57. 57.Re8 Rxh5
  58. 58.Ra8 g6+
  59. 59.Kf6 Rh1
  60. 60.Ra7+ Kg8
  61. 61.Kxg6 Kf8
  62. 62.Ra8+ Ke7
  63. 63.Kg7

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