Levon Aronian vs Fabiano Caruana

6th Norway Chess 2018 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 28 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 6th Norway Chess 2018
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 6.2
Date 2018.06.03
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 28
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

3R4/5pkp/4r1p1/8/8/7P/5PP1/6K1 w - - 1 29

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 d5
  3. 3.c4 e6
  4. 4.Nc3 dxc4
  5. 5.e4 Bb4
  6. 6.Bxc4 Nxe4
  7. 7.O-O Nf6
  8. 8.Qa4+ Nc6
  9. 9.Ne5 Rb8
  10. 10.d5 exd5
  11. 11.Nxd5 Nxd5
  12. 12.Nxc6 bxc6
  13. 13.Qxc6+ Qd7
  14. 14.Bxd5 O-O
  15. 15.Qxd7 Bxd7
  16. 16.Be3 Bd6
  17. 17.b3 a5
  18. 18.Rfd1 a4
  19. 19.Rac1 axb3
  20. 20.axb3 Rfe8
  21. 21.h3 Be6
  22. 22.Bxe6 Rxe6
  23. 23.Bc5 Bxc5
  24. 24.Rxc5 g6
  25. 25.Rxc7 Rxb3
  26. 26.Rcd7 Rb8
  27. 27.Rd8+ Rxd8
  28. 28.Rxd8+ Kg7

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