Levon Aronian vs Fabiano Caruana

Online Nations Cup Prelim · 2020 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 77 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Online Nations Cup Prelim
Site chess.com INT
Round 9.2
Date 2020.05.09
Opening Ruy Lopez (C78)
Moves 77
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/5K1B/8/8/5k2/8 b - - 0 77

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O b5
  6. 6.Bb3 Bb7
  7. 7.d3 Be7
  8. 8.Nc3 d6
  9. 9.a3 O-O
  10. 10.Ne2 Qd7
  11. 11.Ng3 Nd8
  12. 12.Nf5 Ne6
  13. 13.Ng5 Bd8
  14. 14.f4 Nxf4
  15. 15.Bxf4 exf4
  16. 16.Rxf4 h6
  17. 17.Nh3 Kh8
  18. 18.Qf3 d5
  19. 19.e5 Nh7
  20. 20.d4 Bg5
  21. 21.Qg4 g6
  22. 22.Nxh6 Qxg4
  23. 23.Nxg4 Bxf4
  24. 24.Nxf4 Bc8
  25. 25.Nf2 c6
  26. 26.c3 Kg7
  27. 27.Bc2 Ng5
  28. 28.Re1 Bd7
  29. 29.Re3 Rh8
  30. 30.Rg3 Ne6
  31. 31.N4d3 Rh4
  32. 32.Bd1 c5
  33. 33.Nxc5 Nxc5
  34. 34.dxc5 Re8
  35. 35.Re3 d4
  36. 36.cxd4 Rxd4
  37. 37.b4 a5
  38. 38.bxa5 Ra8
  39. 39.Bf3 Rxa5
  40. 40.c6 Be6
  41. 41.Ne4 b4
  42. 42.axb4 Rxe5
  43. 43.Rc3 Bc8
  44. 44.Ra3 Rxb4
  45. 45.Nd6 Be6
  46. 46.c7 Rb1+
  47. 47.Kf2 Rc1
  48. 48.Ra7 Rec5
  49. 49.h3 Kh6
  50. 50.Nxf7+ Bxf7
  51. 51.c8=Q Rxc8
  52. 52.Rxf7 R8c4
  53. 53.Kg3 Rc7
  54. 54.Rxc7 Rxc7
  55. 55.h4 Kg7
  56. 56.Kh3 Kf6
  57. 57.g3 Rc3
  58. 58.Be4 Re3
  59. 59.Bc6 Kf5
  60. 60.Bd7+ Ke5
  61. 61.Kg4 Kf6
  62. 62.Bc6 Rc3
  63. 63.Bb7 Rc4+
  64. 64.Kh3 Ke5
  65. 65.Bf3 Kd4
  66. 66.Kg2 Ke3
  67. 67.Bb7 Rb4
  68. 68.Bc6 Rb2+
  69. 69.Kg1 Ke2
  70. 70.Be4 Rb4
  71. 71.Bxg6 Kf3
  72. 72.Kh2 Kf2
  73. 73.Kh3 Rb3
  74. 74.Kg4 Rxg3+
  75. 75.Kf5 Rh3
  76. 76.h5 Rxh5+
  77. 77.Bxh5

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