Levon Aronian vs Sergey Karjakin

8th World Teams · 2011 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1-0 in 74 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1-0
Event 8th World Teams
Site Ningbo CHN
Round 3
Date 2011.07.19
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D45)
Moves 74
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6q1/7k/6Q1/5P1p/7P/4K1P1/8/8 b - - 2 74

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 e6
  5. 5.Nf3 Nbd7
  6. 6.Qc2 Bd6
  7. 7.Bd3 dxc4
  8. 8.Bxc4 O-O
  9. 9.O-O a6
  10. 10.e4 e5
  11. 11.Rd1 Qc7
  12. 12.h3 b5
  13. 13.Bb3 exd4
  14. 14.Nxd4 Nc5
  15. 15.Bg5 Be5
  16. 16.Bxf6 Bxf6
  17. 17.Nxc6 Bb7
  18. 18.Nd4 Nxb3
  19. 19.Qxb3 Rad8
  20. 20.Nd5 Bxd5
  21. 21.exd5 Bxd4
  22. 22.Rxd4 Qe5
  23. 23.Rad1 Rd6
  24. 24.a4 bxa4
  25. 25.Qxa4 g6
  26. 26.Qc4 Rfd8
  27. 27.b4 Qf5
  28. 28.h4 h5
  29. 29.g3 Kg7
  30. 30.Kg2 Kg8
  31. 31.Ra1 Rc8
  32. 32.Qf1 Qe5
  33. 33.Qd1 Re8
  34. 34.Ra2 Qf5
  35. 35.Rc2 Re4
  36. 36.Rc5 Rf6
  37. 37.Rxe4 Qxe4+
  38. 38.Kg1 Qxb4
  39. 39.Rc6 Qb2
  40. 40.Rxf6 Qxf6
  41. 41.d6 Qd8
  42. 42.Qd5 Kf8
  43. 43.Qc5 f6
  44. 44.Qc7 Ke8
  45. 45.Qc6+ Kf7
  46. 46.Qc4+ Ke8
  47. 47.Qg8+ Kd7
  48. 48.Qxg6 Qh8
  49. 49.Qd3 a5
  50. 50.Qd4 a4
  51. 51.Qc5 Ke6
  52. 52.Qc6 a3
  53. 53.Qa6 a2
  54. 54.Qxa2+ Kxd6
  55. 55.Qf7 Ke5
  56. 56.Qd7 Qh6
  57. 57.Qe8+ Kd6
  58. 58.Qd8+ Ke6
  59. 59.Qg8+ Kd6
  60. 60.Kg2 Ke7
  61. 61.f4 Qf8
  62. 62.Qd5 Qe8
  63. 63.Qc5+ Ke6
  64. 64.Kf3 Qg6
  65. 65.Kf2 Kf7
  66. 66.f5 Qh6
  67. 67.Qc7+ Kg8
  68. 68.Qc4+ Kh8
  69. 69.Qe2 Kg7
  70. 70.Qe3 Qh8
  71. 71.Qe7+ Kh6
  72. 72.Ke3 Qg8
  73. 73.Qxf6+ Kh7
  74. 74.Qg6+

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