Levon Aronian vs Sergey Karjakin

Saint Louis Blitz 2018 · Italian Game · 1/2-1/2 in 53 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Saint Louis Blitz 2018
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 5.4
Date 2018.08.14
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 53
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Final Position

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

5r2/2p4k/3p1p1p/1p3N1P/3RPPP1/n4K2/8/8 w - - 7 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.O-O Nf6
  5. 5.d3 O-O
  6. 6.h3 d6
  7. 7.c3 a6
  8. 8.a4 h6
  9. 9.Re1 a5
  10. 10.Na3 Be6
  11. 11.Bxe6 fxe6
  12. 12.Nc2 Ba7
  13. 13.Be3 Bxe3
  14. 14.Nxe3 Qd7
  15. 15.Qb3 b6
  16. 16.Qb5 Rf7
  17. 17.Nd2 Raf8
  18. 18.Re2 Qe8
  19. 19.g3 Qa8
  20. 20.Kg2 Kh7
  21. 21.Rh1 Ng8
  22. 22.h4 Nf6
  23. 23.h5 Ne7
  24. 24.Kg1 Kh8
  25. 25.Rh4 Nh7
  26. 26.d4 exd4
  27. 27.cxd4 Nc6
  28. 28.Qc4 e5
  29. 29.dxe5 Nxe5
  30. 30.Qd5 Qa6
  31. 31.Qb5 Qxb5
  32. 32.axb5 Ng5
  33. 33.Kg2 Ngf3
  34. 34.Nxf3 Nxf3
  35. 35.Rg4 Nd4
  36. 36.Rd2 Nxb5
  37. 37.f4 Re8
  38. 38.Kf3 Na7
  39. 39.Rc2 Nb5
  40. 40.Rd2 Kh7
  41. 41.Rg6 Rf6
  42. 42.Rxf6 gxf6
  43. 43.Nf5 a4
  44. 44.Rd5 a3
  45. 45.bxa3 Nxa3
  46. 46.Rd4 b5
  47. 47.Ne3 Kg7
  48. 48.Nf5+ Kh7
  49. 49.Ne3 Rf8
  50. 50.g4 Kg7
  51. 51.Nf5+ Kh7
  52. 52.Ne3 Kg7
  53. 53.Nf5+ Kh7

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