Levon Aronian vs Sergey Karjakin

World Blitz · 2009 · Slav Defense · 0-1 in 36 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 0-1
Event World Blitz
Site Moscow RUS
Round 16
Date 2009.11.17
Opening Slav Defense (D15)
Moves 36
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

2Q5/5pk1/4p1p1/p5P1/Pp1P1q2/1Pn2B2/5P2/4K3 w - - 2 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 a6
  5. 5.e3 b5
  6. 6.b3 Bg4
  7. 7.Be2 e6
  8. 8.h3 Bh5
  9. 9.g4 Bg6
  10. 10.Ne5 Nfd7
  11. 11.Nxg6 hxg6
  12. 12.Qc2 Bd6
  13. 13.Bd2 Nf6
  14. 14.g5 b4
  15. 15.Nxd5 Nxd5
  16. 16.cxd5 cxd5
  17. 17.Rc1 Nd7
  18. 18.Qc6 Ke7
  19. 19.e4 dxe4
  20. 20.Qxe4 Rc8
  21. 21.Rc4 a5
  22. 22.h4 Rc7
  23. 23.h5 gxh5
  24. 24.Rxh5 Rxh5
  25. 25.Bxh5 g6
  26. 26.Bf3 Nb6
  27. 27.Rc2 Nd5
  28. 28.Qd3 Rxc2
  29. 29.Qxc2 Nc3
  30. 30.a4 Qh8
  31. 31.Qd3 Qh4
  32. 32.Qa6 Bf4
  33. 33.Qa7+ Kf8
  34. 34.Qc5+ Kg8
  35. 35.Bxf4 Qxf4
  36. 36.Qc8+ Kg7

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