Levon Aronian vs Sergey Karjakin

FIDE Candidates 2016 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 101 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE Candidates 2016
Site Moscow RUS
Round 13.2
Date 2016.03.27
Opening English Opening (A29)
Moves 101
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/6p1/3k1p2/5P1p/4K2P/2B5/p7/8 w - - 1 102

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 e5
  3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4.g3 d5
  5. 5.cxd5 Nxd5
  6. 6.Bg2 Nb6
  7. 7.O-O Be7
  8. 8.d3 O-O
  9. 9.a3 Be6
  10. 10.Be3 Qd7
  11. 11.b4 f6
  12. 12.Ne4 Nd5
  13. 13.Bd2 a5
  14. 14.Nc5 Bxc5
  15. 15.bxc5 a4
  16. 16.Rb1 Rfb8
  17. 17.Qc2 Nde7
  18. 18.Rb2 Bb3
  19. 19.Qb1 Kh8
  20. 20.Rc1 Na7
  21. 21.Bb4 Nb5
  22. 22.Nd2 Bf7
  23. 23.e3 Bg6
  24. 24.Ne4 Nd5
  25. 25.Be1 Nxa3
  26. 26.c6 Qe7
  27. 27.Qa2 bxc6
  28. 28.Rxc6 Bf7
  29. 29.Rc5 Nxe3
  30. 30.Qxa3 Rxb2
  31. 31.Qxb2 Nxg2
  32. 32.Kxg2 a3
  33. 33.Qb7 Qd8
  34. 34.Qxc7 Qxc7
  35. 35.Rxc7 Bd5
  36. 36.Rc5 a2
  37. 37.Bc3 Bg8
  38. 38.Ba1 Rb8
  39. 39.Ra5 Rb1
  40. 40.Bc3 Rd1
  41. 41.Kf3 Rxd3+
  42. 42.Ke2 Rd8
  43. 43.f4 Bc4+
  44. 44.Kf2 exf4
  45. 45.gxf4 Kg8
  46. 46.Nd2 Bf7
  47. 47.Ke3 h5
  48. 48.f5 Rc8
  49. 49.Ne4 Bd5
  50. 50.Rc5 Rd8
  51. 51.Nd2 Bf7
  52. 52.Ra5 Rc8
  53. 53.Ne4 Bd5
  54. 54.Nc5 Re8+
  55. 55.Kd3 Rd8
  56. 56.Bd4 Re8
  57. 57.Kd2 Ra8
  58. 58.Rxa8+ Bxa8
  59. 59.Ke3 Kh7
  60. 60.Kf4 Kh6
  61. 61.Ne6 Kh7
  62. 62.Nf8+ Kg8
  63. 63.Ng6 Kf7
  64. 64.Ke3 Bc6
  65. 65.Bb2 Bd7
  66. 66.Ke4 Bc6+
  67. 67.Kd4 Bd7
  68. 68.Nh4 Ba4
  69. 69.Ng2 Bc2
  70. 70.Ne3 Bb1
  71. 71.Kc3 Kg8
  72. 72.Nc2 Kh7
  73. 73.Nd4 Kh6
  74. 74.Bc1+ Kh7
  75. 75.Kb2 Kg8
  76. 76.Bd2 Kh7
  77. 77.Bb4 Kg8
  78. 78.Bc3 Kh7
  79. 79.Kc1 Kh6
  80. 80.h4 Kh7
  81. 81.Kd2 Kg8
  82. 82.Ke3 Kh7
  83. 83.Kf4 Bd3
  84. 84.Nc6 Kg8
  85. 85.Nb4 Bb1
  86. 86.Na6 Kf7
  87. 87.Nc5 Bc2
  88. 88.Ne4 Bd1
  89. 89.Ng3 Kg8
  90. 90.Ke3 Bc2
  91. 91.Bb2 Kh7
  92. 92.Kf4 Bd1
  93. 93.Ne4 Bc2
  94. 94.Nd6 Kg8
  95. 95.Ke3 Kf8
  96. 96.Kd4 Ke7
  97. 97.Kc5 Kd7
  98. 98.Bc3 Bd3
  99. 99.Kd5 Bc2
  100. 100.Ne4 Bxe4+
  101. 101.Kxe4 Kd6

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