Levon Aronian vs Fabiano Caruana

Saint Louis Rapid 2018 · Caro-Kann, Exchange · 0-1 in 35 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 0-1
Event Saint Louis Rapid 2018
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 2.1
Date 2018.08.11
Opening Caro-Kann, Exchange (B13)
Moves 35
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

5rk1/4R1pp/7r/2N5/1P2p3/2P1q2P/P5B1/1R5K w - - 1 36

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.exd5 cxd5
  4. 4.Bd3 Nc6
  5. 5.c3 Nf6
  6. 6.Bf4 Bg4
  7. 7.Qb3 Qd7
  8. 8.Nd2 e6
  9. 9.Ngf3 Bd6
  10. 10.Bxd6 Qxd6
  11. 11.Qxb7 Rb8
  12. 12.Qa6 O-O
  13. 13.Bb5 Rb6
  14. 14.Qa4 Ne7
  15. 15.Ne5 Ng6
  16. 16.Nxg4 Nxg4
  17. 17.h3 Nf6
  18. 18.Nb3 e5
  19. 19.O-O e4
  20. 20.Rfe1 Nh5
  21. 21.Bf1 Nh4
  22. 22.Qa5 Qg6
  23. 23.Qxd5 Nf3+
  24. 24.Kh1 Ng3+
  25. 25.fxg3 Qxg3
  26. 26.Qe5 Nxe5
  27. 27.dxe5 Qxe5
  28. 28.Rad1 f5
  29. 29.Rd7 Rd6
  30. 30.Rxa7 Qg3
  31. 31.Rb1 f4
  32. 32.Nc5 Qe3
  33. 33.b4 f3
  34. 34.Re7 fxg2+
  35. 35.Bxg2 Rh6

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