Levon Aronian vs Fabiano Caruana

GCT Rapid Paris 2021 · Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin · 1/2-1/2 in 43 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Rapid Paris 2021
Site Paris FRA
Round 2.3
Date 2021.06.18
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin (D38)
Moves 43
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Final Position

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

8/5p2/4k1p1/1p2P1Pp/1pb2P1P/3B4/2K5/8 w - - 8 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Bb4
  5. 5.Qa4+ Nc6
  6. 6.e3 O-O
  7. 7.Qc2 Re8
  8. 8.Bd2 Bf8
  9. 9.a3 b6
  10. 10.cxd5 exd5
  11. 11.Bb5 Bd7
  12. 12.Nxd5 Nxd4
  13. 13.Nxf6+ Qxf6
  14. 14.Nxd4 Qxd4
  15. 15.O-O-O Qd5
  16. 16.Bd3 g6
  17. 17.Bc3 Qc6
  18. 18.h4 Bg7
  19. 19.Bxg7 Kxg7
  20. 20.Bc4 Bf5
  21. 21.Qc3+ Qf6
  22. 22.Qxf6+ Kxf6
  23. 23.Rd4 Rad8
  24. 24.Rhd1 Rxd4
  25. 25.Rxd4 c5
  26. 26.Rf4 Re4
  27. 27.Rxe4 Bxe4
  28. 28.g3 Bc6
  29. 29.Bd3 a5
  30. 30.f4 b5
  31. 31.b4 cxb4
  32. 32.axb4 axb4
  33. 33.Kc2 Bd5
  34. 34.e4 Bc4
  35. 35.e5+ Ke6
  36. 36.Be4 h6
  37. 37.Kb2 Kd7
  38. 38.g4 Ke6
  39. 39.g5 h5
  40. 40.Kc2 Bd5
  41. 41.Bd3 Bc4
  42. 42.Be4 Bd5
  43. 43.Bd3 Bc4

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