Levon Aronian vs Sergey Karjakin

World Blitz 2017 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 66 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1-0
Event World Blitz 2017
Site Riyadh KSA
Round 20.2
Date 2017.12.30
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 66
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1r3k2/R7/8/5PK1/p4P2/P7/8/8 b - - 40 66

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bf4 O-O
  6. 6.e3 Nbd7
  7. 7.c5 Nh5
  8. 8.Bd3 Nxf4
  9. 9.exf4 b6
  10. 10.b4 a5
  11. 11.a3 c6
  12. 12.O-O Qc7
  13. 13.g3 Ba6
  14. 14.Bxa6 Rxa6
  15. 15.Qe2 Rfa8
  16. 16.b5 cxb5
  17. 17.Nxd5 exd5
  18. 18.Qxe7 R6a7
  19. 19.Rab1 bxc5
  20. 20.Rxb5 cxd4
  21. 21.Rxd5 Nf6
  22. 22.Qxc7 Rxc7
  23. 23.Rxd4 Rc3
  24. 24.Rfd1 Kf8
  25. 25.R1d3 Rxd3
  26. 26.Rxd3 Rc8
  27. 27.Ne5 Ne4
  28. 28.Rd5 Rc1+
  29. 29.Kg2 Rc2
  30. 30.Nd7+ Ke7
  31. 31.Re5+ Kxd7
  32. 32.Rxe4 f6
  33. 33.f5 Kd8
  34. 34.Rh4 h6
  35. 35.Rg4 Rc7
  36. 36.Rd4+ Ke7
  37. 37.Rd5 a4
  38. 38.Rd4 Rc5
  39. 39.g4 h5
  40. 40.h3 hxg4
  41. 41.hxg4 Ra5
  42. 42.Kf3 Kf7
  43. 43.Ke4 g6
  44. 44.fxg6+ Kxg6
  45. 45.f4 f5+
  46. 46.gxf5+ Kf6
  47. 47.Rd6+ Kf7
  48. 48.Rd5 Ra8
  49. 49.Rd6 Ra5
  50. 50.Kf3 Rb5
  51. 51.Rd3 Rb3
  52. 52.Ke4 Rb5
  53. 53.Rd7+ Kf6
  54. 54.Rd6+ Kf7
  55. 55.Rd4 Ra5
  56. 56.Kf3 Kf6
  57. 57.Kg4 Ra6
  58. 58.Re4 Ra8
  59. 59.Re6+ Kf7
  60. 60.Kg5 Rg8+
  61. 61.Rg6 Ra8
  62. 62.Rf6+ Ke7
  63. 63.Rb6 Rg8+
  64. 64.Rg6 Rb8
  65. 65.Rg7+ Kf8
  66. 66.Ra7

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