Levon Aronian vs Sergey Karjakin

4th Zurich CC Blitz · 2015 · Queen's Gambit Accepted · 1-0 in 66 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1-0
Event 4th Zurich CC Blitz
Site Zurich SUI
Round 3.2
Date 2015.02.13
Opening Queen's Gambit Accepted (D27)
Moves 66
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4b3/8/8/8/NK6/PP6/2k5/8 b - - 0 66

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 dxc4
  3. 3.e3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bxc4 e6
  5. 5.Nf3 a6
  6. 6.O-O c5
  7. 7.dxc5 Bxc5
  8. 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8
  9. 9.Be2 Ke7
  10. 10.Rd1 Nbd7
  11. 11.Nbd2 b6
  12. 12.Ne1 Bb7
  13. 13.Nd3 Rhd8
  14. 14.Nxc5 Nxc5
  15. 15.f3 Nd3
  16. 16.Nc4 Nxc1
  17. 17.Raxc1 Rxd1+
  18. 18.Rxd1 b5
  19. 19.Na5 Rb8
  20. 20.Kf2 Ba8
  21. 21.Rc1 Kd6
  22. 22.e4 Nd7
  23. 23.Ke3 f6
  24. 24.Bd3 Ne5
  25. 25.Bb1 Nc6
  26. 26.Nb3 e5
  27. 27.a3 a5
  28. 28.Ba2 a4
  29. 29.Nc5 Nd4
  30. 30.Na6 Rf8
  31. 31.Nb4 f5
  32. 32.exf5 Nxf5+
  33. 33.Ke2 e4
  34. 34.f4 Nd4+
  35. 35.Ke3 Nf5+
  36. 36.Ke2 Nd4+
  37. 37.Kd2 Bb7
  38. 38.Rd1 Kc5
  39. 39.Rc1+ Kd6
  40. 40.g3 g5
  41. 41.fxg5 Nf3+
  42. 42.Ke2 Nxh2
  43. 43.Rd1+ Ke5
  44. 44.Rd7 Ba8
  45. 45.Rxh7 Ng4
  46. 46.Re7+ Kd6
  47. 47.Rf7 Rxf7
  48. 48.Bxf7 Ke5
  49. 49.Bh5 Nh2
  50. 50.Nc2 Kf5
  51. 51.g6 Kf6
  52. 52.Nd4 Bd5
  53. 53.Kf2 Kg5
  54. 54.Be2 Kxg6
  55. 55.Nxb5 Kf5
  56. 56.Nc3 Bc6
  57. 57.Bd1 Ng4+
  58. 58.Bxg4+ Kxg4
  59. 59.Ke3 Kxg3
  60. 60.Nxe4+ Kg2
  61. 61.Nc3 Kf1
  62. 62.Kd4 Ke1
  63. 63.Kc5 Be8
  64. 64.Kb4 Kd2
  65. 65.Nxa4 Kc2
  66. 66.b3

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