Levon Aronian vs Fabiano Caruana

chess.com Speed 5m+1spm 2017 · 2018 · Old Benoni Defense · 1-0 in 44 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 5m+1spm 2017
Site chess.com INT
Round 8
Date 2018.07.24
Opening Old Benoni Defense (A44)
Moves 44
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4q3/p2P4/5rp1/1PPQr1kp/P4p2/7P/6PK/2B2R2 b - - 0 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 c5
  2. 2.d5 e5
  3. 3.e4 d6
  4. 4.Bb5+ Nd7
  5. 5.a4 Nf6
  6. 6.Nc3 Be7
  7. 7.Nf3 O-O
  8. 8.O-O Kh8
  9. 9.Nd2 g6
  10. 10.Nc4 Ng8
  11. 11.f4 exf4
  12. 12.Bxf4 Nb6
  13. 13.e5 Nxc4
  14. 14.Bxc4 dxe5
  15. 15.Bxe5+ f6
  16. 16.Bg3 f5
  17. 17.d6 Bf6
  18. 18.Nd5 Bd4+
  19. 19.Kh1 Be6
  20. 20.Qe2 Bxd5
  21. 21.Bxd5 Nf6
  22. 22.c3 Re8
  23. 23.Be6 Ne4
  24. 24.cxd4 Rxe6
  25. 25.Be5+ Kg8
  26. 26.Qc4 Qd7
  27. 27.dxc5 Nd2
  28. 28.Qd5 Nxf1
  29. 29.Rxf1 Re8
  30. 30.Bc3 h5
  31. 31.h3 Kh7
  32. 32.Kh2 Re2
  33. 33.b4 R2e3
  34. 34.Ba1 R8e6
  35. 35.b5 R3e4
  36. 36.Rd1 Qd8
  37. 37.Qxb7+ Kh6
  38. 38.Qg7+ Kg5
  39. 39.Bb2 Re2
  40. 40.Bc1+ f4
  41. 41.Rf1 Rf6
  42. 42.Qb7 Qe8
  43. 43.Qd5+ Re5
  44. 44.d7

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