Levon Aronian vs Fabiano Caruana

Saint Louis Blitz 2018 · Petroff Defense · 0-1 in 60 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 0-1
Event Saint Louis Blitz 2018
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 11.1
Date 2018.08.15
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 60
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/p2k4/7p/1p1p3R/3NbP2/r5r1/3R1K2 w - - 0 61

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.Nc3 Nxc3
  6. 6.dxc3 Be7
  7. 7.Be3 Nc6
  8. 8.Qd2 Be6
  9. 9.O-O-O Qd7
  10. 10.Kb1 Bf6
  11. 11.h4 O-O-O
  12. 12.Ng5 Bf5
  13. 13.Qd5 h6
  14. 14.Ne4 Be5
  15. 15.Bd3 Be6
  16. 16.Qb5 f5
  17. 17.Nd2 f4
  18. 18.Bd4 Nxd4
  19. 19.cxd4 Qxb5
  20. 20.Bxb5 Bxd4
  21. 21.Rhe1 Bf5
  22. 22.Ne4 Bb6
  23. 23.Bd3 Rhf8
  24. 24.f3 d5
  25. 25.Nc3 Bxd3
  26. 26.Rxd3 c6
  27. 27.Kc1 Bf2
  28. 28.Rh1 Rde8
  29. 29.Kd1 Re5
  30. 30.Ne2 Rh5
  31. 31.Rf1 Bb6
  32. 32.Rh1 Bd8
  33. 33.Rd4 g5
  34. 34.b3 Bf6
  35. 35.Rd3 Be5
  36. 36.Ke1 gxh4
  37. 37.Kf1 Rg8
  38. 38.Rd2 Kc7
  39. 39.Rh3 Bd6
  40. 40.Nc1 Bc5
  41. 41.Nd3 Be3
  42. 42.Re2 d4
  43. 43.a4 b5
  44. 44.a5 c5
  45. 45.Nb2 Kc6
  46. 46.Re1 a6
  47. 47.Rh1 Kd5
  48. 48.Nd3 Rf8
  49. 49.Rh3 Kd6
  50. 50.Nb2 Rc8
  51. 51.Nd3 c4
  52. 52.Nb4 cxb3
  53. 53.cxb3 Rc3
  54. 54.Rd1 Rxb3
  55. 55.Nd3 b4
  56. 56.Ke2 Rxa5
  57. 57.Rxh4 h5
  58. 58.Nxf4 Ra2+
  59. 59.Kf1 Rbb2
  60. 60.Nd3 Rxg2

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