Levon Aronian vs Sergey Karjakin

FIDE Candidates 2014 · Sicilian, Closed · 0-1 in 94 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 0-1
Event FIDE Candidates 2014
Site Khanty-Mansiysk RUS
Round 14.3
Date 2014.03.30
Opening Sicilian, Closed (B23)
Moves 94
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/K4p2/bP4k1/8/4P3/8/5P1p/8 w - - 0 95

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 d6
  3. 3.Bc4 a6
  4. 4.a3 e6
  5. 5.d3 Nf6
  6. 6.Ba2 Nc6
  7. 7.Nf3 Be7
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.Re1 b5
  10. 10.Ne2 Bb7
  11. 11.Ng3 d5
  12. 12.e5 Nd7
  13. 13.c3 d4
  14. 14.cxd4 cxd4
  15. 15.Bf4 Nc5
  16. 16.Rc1 b4
  17. 17.Bg5 b3
  18. 18.Bb1 h6
  19. 19.Bxe7 Qxe7
  20. 20.Ne4 Nxe4
  21. 21.dxe4 Rab8
  22. 22.Qxb3 Ba8
  23. 23.Qc2 Rb6
  24. 24.Rcd1 Rfb8
  25. 25.Re2 Qb7
  26. 26.Rdd2 Rb3
  27. 27.Qd1 Qc7
  28. 28.Qc1 Rxf3
  29. 29.gxf3 Qxe5
  30. 30.Rd3 Qh5
  31. 31.Qf4 Ne5
  32. 32.Rc2 Rb5
  33. 33.h4 Bb7
  34. 34.Rcd2 Rb6
  35. 35.Kf1 Nxd3
  36. 36.Bxd3 e5
  37. 37.Qg3 Rf6
  38. 38.Be2 Rf4
  39. 39.Rxd4 Rxh4
  40. 40.Rd8+ Kh7
  41. 41.Kg2 Rf4
  42. 42.Rd1 g5
  43. 43.Qh3 Qg6
  44. 44.Kf1 Rh4
  45. 45.Qg3 Qe6
  46. 46.Kg2 Rf4
  47. 47.Rc1 Qd6
  48. 48.Rd1 Qf6
  49. 49.Rc1 a5
  50. 50.b4 axb4
  51. 51.axb4 Qd6
  52. 52.Rh1 Kg7
  53. 53.b5 Bc8
  54. 54.Qh2 Qg6
  55. 55.Qh5 Qf6
  56. 56.Qh2 Kh7
  57. 57.Qg3 Bb7
  58. 58.Rc1 Qd6
  59. 59.Rd1 Qf6
  60. 60.Rc1 Qd6
  61. 61.Rh1 Kg7
  62. 62.Qh3 Rh4
  63. 63.Qg3 Rf4
  64. 64.Qh3 Rf6
  65. 65.Rd1 Qc5
  66. 66.Qg3 Rf4
  67. 67.Rh1 Qc2
  68. 68.Qh2 Rf6
  69. 69.Re1 Qd2
  70. 70.Kf1 Rf4
  71. 71.Rd1 Qc3
  72. 72.Kg2 Qb2
  73. 73.Rh1 Rh4
  74. 74.Qg3 Rxh1
  75. 75.Kxh1 Qxe2
  76. 76.Qxe5+ Kh7
  77. 77.Kg2 Qc4
  78. 78.Qe7 Bc8
  79. 79.b6 Ba6
  80. 80.Kh2 Qb3
  81. 81.Qa7 Bf1
  82. 82.Kg1 Bh3
  83. 83.f4 gxf4
  84. 84.Qc7 Qd1+
  85. 85.Kh2 Qh5
  86. 86.Qxf4 Bc8+
  87. 87.Kg2 Qg5+
  88. 88.Kf3 Qxf4+
  89. 89.Kxf4 Kg6
  90. 90.Ke5 h5
  91. 91.Kd6 h4
  92. 92.Kc7 Ba6
  93. 93.Kb8 h3
  94. 94.Ka7 h2

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