Levon Aronian vs Fabiano Caruana

chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2017 · 2018 · French Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 49 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2017
Site chess.com INT
Round 18
Date 2018.07.24
Opening French Defense (C01)
Moves 49
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Final Position

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

8/8/5k2/2p2p1p/1pP1nPp1/1P2K1P1/6P1/5N2 b - - 7 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.exd5 exd5
  4. 4.Nf3 Nf6
  5. 5.Bd3 Bd6
  6. 6.O-O O-O
  7. 7.Re1 Bg4
  8. 8.Bg5 h6
  9. 9.Bh4 Nbd7
  10. 10.Nbd2 c6
  11. 11.c3 Qc7
  12. 12.Qc2 Rfe8
  13. 13.Bg3 Bxg3
  14. 14.hxg3 Rxe1+
  15. 15.Rxe1 Re8
  16. 16.Rxe8+ Nxe8
  17. 17.Bf5 Bxf5
  18. 18.Qxf5 Nd6
  19. 19.Qf4 Nf6
  20. 20.Ne5 Qe7
  21. 21.Nd3 Nfe4
  22. 22.Nxe4 dxe4
  23. 23.Ne5 Qe6
  24. 24.Ng4 g5
  25. 25.Nf6+ Kf8
  26. 26.Qe5 Qxe5
  27. 27.dxe5 Nc4
  28. 28.b3 Nxe5
  29. 29.Nxe4 Ke7
  30. 30.Kf1 Nd3
  31. 31.a3 f5
  32. 32.Nd2 Ke6
  33. 33.Ke2 Ne5
  34. 34.f3 b5
  35. 35.Ke3 Kd5
  36. 36.f4 Ng4+
  37. 37.Kf3 Nf6
  38. 38.Nf1 g4+
  39. 39.Ke3 Ne4
  40. 40.Kd3 h5
  41. 41.Ne3+ Ke6
  42. 42.Nf1 a5
  43. 43.c4 b4
  44. 44.axb4 axb4
  45. 45.Kd4 c5+
  46. 46.Kd3 Kf6
  47. 47.Ke3 Kg6
  48. 48.Kd3 Kf6
  49. 49.Ke3

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