Levon Aronian vs Fabiano Caruana

Superbet Blitz 2019 · Two Knights Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 39 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Superbet Blitz 2019
Site Bucharest ROU
Round 9.3
Date 2019.11.09
Opening Two Knights Defense (C58)
Moves 39
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Final Position

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

3r2k1/1Q3pp1/4n2p/p1pr1q2/5p2/P1PP1P2/1P1RRNPP/6K1 b - - 27 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.Ng5 d5
  5. 5.exd5 Na5
  6. 6.Bb5+ c6
  7. 7.dxc6 bxc6
  8. 8.Bd3 h6
  9. 9.Ne4 Nd5
  10. 10.Nbc3 Be7
  11. 11.Ng3 O-O
  12. 12.Bf5 Bxf5
  13. 13.Nxf5 Bg5
  14. 14.d3 Rb8
  15. 15.O-O Bxc1
  16. 16.Qxc1 Nf4
  17. 17.Re1 Qg5
  18. 18.Ng3 c5
  19. 19.Nce2 Nc6
  20. 20.Nxf4 exf4
  21. 21.Ne4 Qf5
  22. 22.f3 Nd4
  23. 23.c3 Ne6
  24. 24.Qc2 Rfd8
  25. 25.a3 a5
  26. 26.Rad1 Rd7
  27. 27.Re2 Qd5
  28. 28.Qa4 Rdb7
  29. 29.Rdd2 Qd8
  30. 30.Qc4 Qb6
  31. 31.Nf2 Rd8
  32. 32.Ng4 Rbd7
  33. 33.Ne5 Rd5
  34. 34.Qa4 Qc7
  35. 35.Qc6 Qe7
  36. 36.Qa6 Qf6
  37. 37.Ng4 Qg5
  38. 38.Nf2 Qf5
  39. 39.Qb7

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