Levon Aronian vs Fabiano Caruana

GCT Blitz Paris 2021 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1/2-1/2 in 55 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2021
Site Paris FRA
Round 7.3
Date 2021.06.21
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (D02)
Moves 55
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Final Position

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

8/4k3/4pp2/p6p/P4P2/n1P3P1/2K2P2/8 w - - 10 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 d5
  3. 3.Bf4 e6
  4. 4.e3 Bd6
  5. 5.Nbd2 O-O
  6. 6.Bd3 c5
  7. 7.c3 Bxf4
  8. 8.exf4 b6
  9. 9.Qe2 a5
  10. 10.O-O Ba6
  11. 11.Bxa6 Nxa6
  12. 12.Ne5 Qd6
  13. 13.h4 cxd4
  14. 14.cxd4 Rfc8
  15. 15.Rfc1 Nb4
  16. 16.Ndf3 Nc6
  17. 17.Qb5 Qb4
  18. 18.Qxb4 Nxb4
  19. 19.Rc3 Ne4
  20. 20.Rb3 b5
  21. 21.a3 Nc2
  22. 22.Rd1 b4
  23. 23.a4 Rc7
  24. 24.h5 Rac8
  25. 25.g3 f6
  26. 26.Ng4 Kf7
  27. 27.Kg2 Rc4
  28. 28.Rbd3 Nd6
  29. 29.h6 Nf5
  30. 30.hxg7 h5
  31. 31.Ngh2 Kxg7
  32. 32.Nf1 Kf7
  33. 33.N1d2 Rxd4
  34. 34.Nxd4 Ncxd4
  35. 35.Nf3 Nxf3
  36. 36.Kxf3 Nd6
  37. 37.Re1 Rc2
  38. 38.Re2 Rc1
  39. 39.Kg2 Nf5
  40. 40.Rdd2 Rc4
  41. 41.Rc2 Ke7
  42. 42.Rxc4 dxc4
  43. 43.Re4 Nd6
  44. 44.Rd4 b3
  45. 45.Kf3 c3
  46. 46.bxc3 b2
  47. 47.Rd1 Nc4
  48. 48.Ke4 Nd2+
  49. 49.Kd3 b1=Q+
  50. 50.Rxb1 Nxb1
  51. 51.Kc2 Na3+
  52. 52.Kb3 Nb1
  53. 53.Kc2 Na3+
  54. 54.Kb3 Nb1
  55. 55.Kc2 Na3+

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