Levon Aronian vs Fabiano Caruana

chess.com Speed 5m+1spm 2017 · 2018 · French, Winawer · 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 2
Date 2018.07.24
Opening French, Winawer (C16)
Moves 44
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/4p2k/p1ppP3/P5KP/2P5/2P5/8 b - h3 0 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.e5 Ne7
  5. 5.a3 Bxc3+
  6. 6.bxc3 b6
  7. 7.Qg4 Kf8
  8. 8.Nh3 Ba6
  9. 9.Bxa6 Nxa6
  10. 10.Nf4 Nb8
  11. 11.Nh5 Nf5
  12. 12.Bg5 Qe8
  13. 13.O-O h6
  14. 14.Bd2 Qa4
  15. 15.Qd1 Nd7
  16. 16.g4 Ne7
  17. 17.f4 g6
  18. 18.Ng3 Ke8
  19. 19.f5 Nf8
  20. 20.fxg6 fxg6
  21. 21.Qc1 h5
  22. 22.Bh6 hxg4
  23. 23.Bxf8 Rxf8
  24. 24.Rxf8+ Kxf8
  25. 25.Qh6+ Kg8
  26. 26.Qg5 Qe8
  27. 27.Rf1 Kh7
  28. 28.Rf6 Qg8
  29. 29.Nh5 Rf8
  30. 30.Qh4 g5
  31. 31.Qxg4 Nf5
  32. 32.Rxf8 Qxf8
  33. 33.Qxg5 c5
  34. 34.Nf6+ Kh8
  35. 35.Qh5+ Nh6
  36. 36.Ng4 Kh7
  37. 37.Kg2 Qg7
  38. 38.Kg3 a5
  39. 39.dxc5 bxc5
  40. 40.Qxh6+ Qxh6
  41. 41.Nxh6 Kxh6
  42. 42.Kg4 Kg6
  43. 43.a4 Kh6
  44. 44.h4

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