Levon Aronian vs Sergey Karjakin

2nd Norway Chess 2014 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1-0 in 55 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1-0
Event 2nd Norway Chess 2014
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 2.3
Date 2014.06.04
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E15)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/2P2R2/3K1p1p/6p1/8/p5P1/P1r2Pk1/8 b - - 5 55

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 c6
  8. 8.e4 d5
  9. 9.Qc2 dxe4
  10. 10.Nxe4 Bb7
  11. 11.Bc3 Nbd7
  12. 12.Nxf6+ Bxf6
  13. 13.Bd3 c5
  14. 14.Be4 Bxe4
  15. 15.Qxe4 O-O
  16. 16.O-O Qc7
  17. 17.Rad1 a6
  18. 18.Rfe1 Rfd8
  19. 19.Qe3 cxd4
  20. 20.Bxd4 h6
  21. 21.Bxf6 Nxf6
  22. 22.Ne5 b5
  23. 23.Rc1 bxc4
  24. 24.Rxc4 Qd6
  25. 25.Qf3 Qd5
  26. 26.Kg2 a5
  27. 27.Ra4 Ra6
  28. 28.Re3 Rf8
  29. 29.Rc4 a4
  30. 30.b4 a3
  31. 31.Qxd5 Nxd5
  32. 32.Rb3 Rfa8
  33. 33.b5 Rb6
  34. 34.Nd7 Rb7
  35. 35.Nc5 Rb6
  36. 36.Na6 Kf8
  37. 37.Nc7 Ra5
  38. 38.Nxd5 exd5
  39. 39.Rc5 Ke7
  40. 40.Rxd5 Ke6
  41. 41.Rc5 Rb7
  42. 42.Re3+ Kf6
  43. 43.Rc6+ Kf5
  44. 44.b6 f6
  45. 45.Rc7 Rxc7
  46. 46.bxc7 Rc5
  47. 47.Re7 g5
  48. 48.Kf3 Rc3+
  49. 49.Ke2 Kg4
  50. 50.Kd2 Rc6
  51. 51.Kd3 Kh3
  52. 52.Kd4 Kxh2
  53. 53.Kd5 Rc2
  54. 54.Kd6 Kg2
  55. 55.Rf7

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