Levon Aronian vs Fabiano Caruana

Superbet ROM Classic 2025 · Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin · 1/2-1/2 in 25 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Superbet ROM Classic 2025
Site Bucharest ROU
Round 7.3
Date 2025.05.14
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin (D39)
Moves 25
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Final Position

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

2rq1k1r/pp1B3p/4Q3/4p3/8/8/P4PPP/5K1R w - - 9 26

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 Bb4
  5. 5.Bg5 dxc4
  6. 6.e4 c5
  7. 7.Bxc4 cxd4
  8. 8.Nxd4 Qa5
  9. 9.Bxf6 Bxc3+
  10. 10.bxc3 Qxc3+
  11. 11.Kf1 gxf6
  12. 12.Rc1 Qa5
  13. 13.Bb5+ Ke7
  14. 14.e5 fxe5
  15. 15.Qh5 Nd7
  16. 16.Qg5+ Kf8
  17. 17.Rxc8+ Rxc8
  18. 18.Bxd7 Qd8
  19. 19.Nxe6+ fxe6
  20. 20.Qh6+ Kf7
  21. 21.Qxe6+ Kf8
  22. 22.Qh6+ Kf7
  23. 23.Qe6+ Kf8
  24. 24.Qf5+ Ke7
  25. 25.Qe6+ Kf8

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