Levon Aronian vs Fabiano Caruana

3rd Norway Blitz 2015 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1-0 in 87 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event 3rd Norway Blitz 2015
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 4.3
Date 2015.06.15
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (E10)
Moves 87
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/7k/4R2P/4K1P1/8/8/r7 w - - 3 88

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.c4 d5
  4. 4.g3 Bb4+
  5. 5.Bd2 Be7
  6. 6.Bg2 O-O
  7. 7.O-O Nbd7
  8. 8.Qb3 Nb6
  9. 9.cxd5 exd5
  10. 10.Bb4 Bxb4
  11. 11.Qxb4 a5
  12. 12.Qc3 c6
  13. 13.Ne5 Re8
  14. 14.Nd2 Ng4
  15. 15.Nxg4 Bxg4
  16. 16.e3 Qd6
  17. 17.Rfe1 Be6
  18. 18.Nb3 Qc7
  19. 19.Nc5 Nd7
  20. 20.Nxe6 fxe6
  21. 21.e4 Qd6
  22. 22.Re2 dxe4
  23. 23.Bxe4 Nf6
  24. 24.Bc2 Rad8
  25. 25.Qxa5 Qxd4
  26. 26.Rd1 Ra8
  27. 27.Qxa8 Qxd1+
  28. 28.Bxd1 Rxa8
  29. 29.Bb3 Kf8
  30. 30.Rxe6 Nd7
  31. 31.Re3 h6
  32. 32.Rf3+ Nf6
  33. 33.Kf1 Ke7
  34. 34.Ke2 Kd6
  35. 35.a3 b5
  36. 36.Bc2 Ra7
  37. 37.Rd3+ Kc5
  38. 38.f4 b4
  39. 39.axb4+ Kxb4
  40. 40.Rb3+ Kc5
  41. 41.Kf3 Nd5
  42. 42.Be4 Kd4
  43. 43.Rd3+ Kc4
  44. 44.h4 Rb7
  45. 45.Rd2 Rb3+
  46. 46.Kf2 Kc5
  47. 47.Bf3 Kd6
  48. 48.Bd1 Rb4
  49. 49.Kf3 Ke7
  50. 50.b3 Nc7
  51. 51.Rd3 Ne6
  52. 52.Ke3 g5
  53. 53.fxg5 hxg5
  54. 54.h5 Kf6
  55. 55.Rc3 c5
  56. 56.Rc4 Rb8
  57. 57.g4 Rd8
  58. 58.Bc2 Re8
  59. 59.Ke4 Nd4+
  60. 60.Kd5 Re5+
  61. 61.Kd6 Nb5+
  62. 62.Kc6 Nd4+
  63. 63.Kb6 Nxc2
  64. 64.Rxc2 Re3
  65. 65.Rf2+ Kg7
  66. 66.Kxc5 Rc3+
  67. 67.Kd5 Rxb3
  68. 68.Rf5 Kh6
  69. 69.Rf6+ Kh7
  70. 70.Ke6 Rb4
  71. 71.Kf5 Rb5+
  72. 72.Ke4 Rb4+
  73. 73.Kf3 Rb3+
  74. 74.Kg2 Rb2+
  75. 75.Rf2 Rb4
  76. 76.Kg3 Rb3+
  77. 77.Rf3 Rb4
  78. 78.Rf5 Rb3+
  79. 79.Kf2 Kh6
  80. 80.Rf6+ Kh7
  81. 81.Rg6 Rb5
  82. 82.Ke3 Ra5
  83. 83.Ke4 Rb5
  84. 84.Rd6 Ra5
  85. 85.Rd5 Ra6
  86. 86.Rxg5 Kh6
  87. 87.Re5 Ra1

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