Levon Aronian vs Fabiano Caruana

FIDE Candidates 2018 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 0-1 in 37 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 0-1
Event FIDE Candidates 2018
Site Berlin GER
Round 7.2
Date 2018.03.18
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 37
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

5qBk/p5R1/2p2r1P/8/3ppb1Q/7K/PP6/8 w - - 3 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 dxc4
  5. 5.e4 Bb4
  6. 6.Bg5 h6
  7. 7.Bxf6 Qxf6
  8. 8.Bxc4 c5
  9. 9.O-O cxd4
  10. 10.e5 Qd8
  11. 11.Ne4 O-O
  12. 12.Qe2 Be7
  13. 13.Rad1 Qc7
  14. 14.Bd3 Nd7
  15. 15.Rc1 Qa5
  16. 16.g4 Nxe5
  17. 17.Nxe5 Qxe5
  18. 18.f4 Qa5
  19. 19.g5 Qd8
  20. 20.h4 Bd7
  21. 21.gxh6 g6
  22. 22.h5 Kh8
  23. 23.Kh2 Bc6
  24. 24.Rf3 Bd6
  25. 25.Qf2 Bc7
  26. 26.Kh3 Qe7
  27. 27.Ng5 e5
  28. 28.Rxc6 bxc6
  29. 29.Nxf7+ Rxf7
  30. 30.hxg6 Rf6
  31. 31.g7+ Kg8
  32. 32.Bc4+ Kh7
  33. 33.Qh4 e4
  34. 34.Rg3 Bxf4
  35. 35.g8=Q+ Rxg8
  36. 36.Bxg8+ Kh8
  37. 37.Rg7 Qf8

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