Levon Aronian vs Fabiano Caruana

chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2017 · 2018 · French, Classical · 1-0 in 60 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2017
Site chess.com INT
Round 20
Date 2018.07.24
Opening French, Classical (C11)
Moves 60
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

Q7/3RK3/Q7/4p3/4q3/1pkp4/8/8 b - - 0 60

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.e5 Nfd7
  5. 5.f4 c5
  6. 6.Nf3 Nc6
  7. 7.Be3 Be7
  8. 8.Qd2 b6
  9. 9.Bb5 Bb7
  10. 10.O-O a6
  11. 11.Bxc6 Bxc6
  12. 12.Nd1 Qc7
  13. 13.Nf2 O-O-O
  14. 14.a4 Kb8
  15. 15.b3 Bb7
  16. 16.Nd3 c4
  17. 17.Nf2 f5
  18. 18.exf6 gxf6
  19. 19.Qe2 Bd6
  20. 20.Rae1 Rde8
  21. 21.g3 Rhg8
  22. 22.Nh4 Bxf4
  23. 23.Bxf4 Qxf4
  24. 24.Nf3 Qc7
  25. 25.Qd2 Rxg3+
  26. 26.hxg3 Qxg3+
  27. 27.Kh1 Qxf3+
  28. 28.Kh2 Rg8
  29. 29.Rg1 Rxg1
  30. 30.Rxg1 e5
  31. 31.Rg7 Bc6
  32. 32.Nh3 cxb3
  33. 33.cxb3 Qxb3
  34. 34.a5 b5
  35. 35.Rxh7 Qc4
  36. 36.dxe5 fxe5
  37. 37.Qh6 Qc2+
  38. 38.Kg3 Qd3+
  39. 39.Kh4 Qe4+
  40. 40.Kg3 Qd3+
  41. 41.Kh4 Kc7
  42. 42.Ng5 Qd4+
  43. 43.Kh5 Qd1+
  44. 44.Kg6 d4
  45. 45.Ne6+ Kd6
  46. 46.Kf7 Kd5
  47. 47.Nc7+ Kc5
  48. 48.Ke7 Qf3
  49. 49.Nxa6+ Kc4
  50. 50.Kd8 Qd5
  51. 51.Kc7 Ba8
  52. 52.Rxd7 Qb7+
  53. 53.Kd8 Qf3
  54. 54.Nc7 d3
  55. 55.Nxa8 Qxa8+
  56. 56.Ke7 Qe4
  57. 57.a6 b4
  58. 58.a7 b3
  59. 59.Qa6+ Kc3
  60. 60.a8=Q

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