Levon Aronian vs Fabiano Caruana

chess.com Speed 3m+1spm 2017 · 2018 · Sicilian, Closed · 1-0 in 52 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 3m+1spm 2017
Site chess.com INT
Round 10
Date 2018.07.24
Opening Sicilian, Closed (B23)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1r6/3k4/7R/p1p2p1n/P1B3p1/2PP2P1/2K2P2/8 b - - 3 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 a6
  4. 4.g3 b5
  5. 5.Bg2 Bb7
  6. 6.d3 d5
  7. 7.exd5 exd5
  8. 8.O-O Be7
  9. 9.Re1 Nf6
  10. 10.Nh4 O-O
  11. 11.Nf5 Bd6
  12. 12.Bg5 h6
  13. 13.Nxd6 Qxd6
  14. 14.Bxf6 Qxf6
  15. 15.Nxd5 Bxd5
  16. 16.Bxd5 Ra7
  17. 17.c3 Rd8
  18. 18.Qf3 Nd7
  19. 19.Re3 Qxf3
  20. 20.Bxf3 Kf8
  21. 21.Kf1 Nb6
  22. 22.b3 g6
  23. 23.a4 bxa4
  24. 24.bxa4 a5
  25. 25.Bc6 Rc7
  26. 26.Bf3 Re7
  27. 27.Rxe7 Kxe7
  28. 28.Ke2 Kd6
  29. 29.Kd2 Kc7
  30. 30.Kc2 Rb8
  31. 31.h4 Nd7
  32. 32.Bd5 f6
  33. 33.Re1 g5
  34. 34.h5 f5
  35. 35.Re7 Kd6
  36. 36.Rf7 Rf8
  37. 37.Rg7 Re8
  38. 38.Bf3 g4
  39. 39.Bd1 Re6
  40. 40.Kd2 Nf6
  41. 41.Bb3 Re8
  42. 42.Rg6 Ke7
  43. 43.Rxh6 Rb8
  44. 44.Kc2 Rd8
  45. 45.Bc4 Rb8
  46. 46.Bb5 Rd8
  47. 47.Kd2 Rb8
  48. 48.Kc2 Rd8
  49. 49.Bc4 Rb8
  50. 50.Rg6 Nxh5
  51. 51.Re6+ Kd7
  52. 52.Rh6

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