Levon Aronian vs Sergey Karjakin

Supreme Masters 2013 · Queen's Indian Defense · 0-1 in 38 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 0-1
Event Supreme Masters 2013
Site Sandnes NOR
Round 4.3
Date 2013.05.12
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E15)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

5k2/pb2b1p1/2q5/1p5Q/1Pn2P2/P1N3P1/5R1P/3r1BK1 w - - 4 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 b6
  4. 4.g3 Ba6
  5. 5.b3 Bb4+
  6. 6.Bd2 Be7
  7. 7.Nc3 O-O
  8. 8.Bg2 c6
  9. 9.e4 d5
  10. 10.exd5 cxd5
  11. 11.Ne5 Bb7
  12. 12.O-O Nc6
  13. 13.Bf4 Na5
  14. 14.Rc1 Ba3
  15. 15.Rb1 Bb4
  16. 16.Na4 Ne4
  17. 17.a3 Be7
  18. 18.cxd5 exd5
  19. 19.b4 Nc6
  20. 20.Rc1 Rc8
  21. 21.Bh3 f5
  22. 22.f3 Nd6
  23. 23.Qd3 Nxe5
  24. 24.dxe5 Rxc1
  25. 25.Bxc1 Nc4
  26. 26.f4 b5
  27. 27.Nc3 Qb6+
  28. 28.Rf2 d4
  29. 29.Ne2 Rd8
  30. 30.Qxf5 d3
  31. 31.Qe6+ Kf8
  32. 32.Qf5+ Ke8
  33. 33.Qxh7 d2
  34. 34.Bxd2 Rxd2
  35. 35.e6 Rd1+
  36. 36.Bf1 Qxe6
  37. 37.Qh5+ Kf8
  38. 38.Nc3 Qc6

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