Levon Aronian vs Fabiano Caruana

3rd Sinquefield Cup 2015 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 39 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event 3rd Sinquefield Cup 2015
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 1.3
Date 2015.08.23
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/2p1P2p/1pP2kB1/8/p3n3/P7/1P4PP/6K1 b - - 2 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bf4 O-O
  6. 6.e3 Nbd7
  7. 7.c5 Ne4
  8. 8.Rc1 Nxc3
  9. 9.Rxc3 b6
  10. 10.c6 Nf6
  11. 11.a3 a5
  12. 12.Bd3 Ne4
  13. 13.Rc2 f6
  14. 14.Qe2 Bd6
  15. 15.O-O g5
  16. 16.Bxd6 Nxd6
  17. 17.Re1 a4
  18. 18.Nd2 e5
  19. 19.e4 f5
  20. 20.f3 dxe4
  21. 21.fxe4 Ra5
  22. 22.exf5 Nxf5
  23. 23.Bc4+ Kg7
  24. 24.d5 Re8
  25. 25.Ne4 Nd4
  26. 26.Qh5 Nxc2
  27. 27.Nxg5 Bf5
  28. 28.Rf1 Qf6
  29. 29.Ne6+ Rxe6
  30. 30.Rxf5 Qg6
  31. 31.dxe6 Qxh5
  32. 32.Rxh5 Nd4
  33. 33.e7 Ra8
  34. 34.Rxe5 Re8
  35. 35.Re4 Nf5
  36. 36.Be6 Nd6
  37. 37.Bd7 Nxe4
  38. 38.Bxe8 Kf6
  39. 39.Bg6

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