Levon Aronian vs Fabiano Caruana

Saint Louis Rapid 2017 · English Opening · 1-0 in 52 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event Saint Louis Rapid 2017
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 6.2
Date 2017.08.15
Opening English Opening (A29)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5k2/1bP5/p1r1Rp2/2B5/3K2P1/5P2/P7/8 b - - 3 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4.g3 d5
  5. 5.cxd5 Nxd5
  6. 6.Bg2 Bc5
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.Nxd5 Qxd5
  9. 9.Ng5 Qd8
  10. 10.Nxh7 Re8
  11. 11.Ng5 Qxg5
  12. 12.Bxc6 bxc6
  13. 13.d4 Qh5
  14. 14.dxc5 e4
  15. 15.h4 Qg4
  16. 16.Bf4 Qh3
  17. 17.Qd4 Bg4
  18. 18.Qe3 Rad8
  19. 19.Rad1 Rd5
  20. 20.Rxd5 cxd5
  21. 21.f3 d4
  22. 22.Qf2 exf3
  23. 23.exf3 d3
  24. 24.Qg2 Qxg2+
  25. 25.Kxg2 Re2+
  26. 26.Rf2 Bh3+
  27. 27.Kg1 Re1+
  28. 28.Kh2 Bf1
  29. 29.Bxc7 Be2
  30. 30.Bf4 Kf8
  31. 31.g4 Rb1
  32. 32.c6 Rxb2
  33. 33.c7 Rc2
  34. 34.Kg3 Ke7
  35. 35.h5 f6
  36. 36.Rh2 Kf7
  37. 37.Kf2 Ke6
  38. 38.Ke3 Kd7
  39. 39.h6 gxh6
  40. 40.Rxh6 Bf1
  41. 41.Rh8 d2
  42. 42.Rd8+ Ke7
  43. 43.Rxd2 Rc3+
  44. 44.Kd4 Rc6
  45. 45.Kd5 Rc3
  46. 46.Rh2 Ba6
  47. 47.Rh7+ Ke8
  48. 48.Bd6 Bb7+
  49. 49.Kd4 Rc6
  50. 50.Bc5 a6
  51. 51.Re7+ Kf8
  52. 52.Re6+

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