Levon Aronian vs Fabiano Caruana

76th Tata Steel Masters · 2014 · English Opening · 1-0 in 58 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event 76th Tata Steel Masters
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 2.4
Date 2014.01.12
Opening English Opening (A34)
Moves 58
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/P5k1/5p1p/3n2p1/8/5P1P/3Q2P1/q5BK b - - 6 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 c5
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.d4 Nxc3
  6. 6.bxc3 g6
  7. 7.Bf4 Bg7
  8. 8.e3 O-O
  9. 9.Bd3 Nd7
  10. 10.O-O Qa5
  11. 11.Qc2 cxd4
  12. 12.cxd4 e5
  13. 13.Bg3 exd4
  14. 14.Nxd4 Nb6
  15. 15.Qc7 Bxd4
  16. 16.exd4 Bf5
  17. 17.Bxf5 Qxf5
  18. 18.Qxb7 Rfd8
  19. 19.Rfd1 Rd7
  20. 20.Qa6 Qe4
  21. 21.Be5 Rf8
  22. 22.h3 f6
  23. 23.Bg3 Rff7
  24. 24.f3 Qf5
  25. 25.Rac1 Kg7
  26. 26.Kh2 Rfe7
  27. 27.Rc5 Nd5
  28. 28.Qa5 Qe6
  29. 29.Re1 Qf7
  30. 30.Re4 Ne3
  31. 31.Bf2 Nf5
  32. 32.Qd2 Re6
  33. 33.Rxe6 Qxe6
  34. 34.d5 Qd6+
  35. 35.Kg1 Rb7
  36. 36.Qe1 Ne7
  37. 37.Ra5 Nxd5
  38. 38.Qd1 Rd7
  39. 39.Rxa7 Rxa7
  40. 40.Bxa7 g5
  41. 41.a4 Qa6
  42. 42.Bd4 Qc4
  43. 43.Qa1 Qc2
  44. 44.a5 Nf4
  45. 45.Bf2 Ne2+
  46. 46.Kh2 Nf4
  47. 47.Qf1 Nd3
  48. 48.Bd4 Qd2
  49. 49.Bg1 Qf4+
  50. 50.Kh1 Qc4
  51. 51.Qa1 Qc2
  52. 52.Be3 h6
  53. 53.a6 Qe2
  54. 54.Qg1 Qa2
  55. 55.a7 Nb4
  56. 56.Qd1 Nd5
  57. 57.Qd2 Qa1+
  58. 58.Bg1

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