Levon Aronian vs Sergey Karjakin

Tata Steel India Blitz · 2018 · Caro-Kann, Exchange · 1-0 in 82 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1-0
Event Tata Steel India Blitz
Site Kolkata IND
Round 8.2
Date 2018.11.13
Opening Caro-Kann, Exchange (B13)
Moves 82
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2k5/1p6/1R6/2PP2p1/8/Pr6/1P4K1/8 b - - 2 82

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.exd5 cxd5
  4. 4.c3 Nf6
  5. 5.Bd3 Nc6
  6. 6.Bf4 Bg4
  7. 7.Qb3 Na5
  8. 8.Qa4+ Bd7
  9. 9.Qc2 a6
  10. 10.Nd2 e6
  11. 11.Ngf3 Bb5
  12. 12.Bxb5+ axb5
  13. 13.a3 Be7
  14. 14.O-O O-O
  15. 15.Rae1 Nc4
  16. 16.Ne5 Ra6
  17. 17.Nd3 Rc6
  18. 18.Qd1 Rb6
  19. 19.Nf3 Ne4
  20. 20.Nfe5 Bf6
  21. 21.f3 Ned6
  22. 22.Ng4 Bh4
  23. 23.g3 Bg5
  24. 24.Bxd6 Nxd6
  25. 25.h4 Be7
  26. 26.h5 Re8
  27. 27.Kg2 Bf8
  28. 28.Qc1 Nf5
  29. 29.Ne3 Nd6
  30. 30.Rh1 Be7
  31. 31.Ng4 Bg5
  32. 32.Qc2 Be7
  33. 33.Qf2 Nf5
  34. 34.Ne3 Nd6
  35. 35.Re2 h6
  36. 36.Ng4 Nf5
  37. 37.Nge5 Ra6
  38. 38.Rh3 Nd6
  39. 39.Qe1 Ra8
  40. 40.Rh1 Rc8
  41. 41.Rf1 Bf6
  42. 42.Ng4 Be7
  43. 43.Qd1 Nc4
  44. 44.Nge5 Nd6
  45. 45.g4 Bf6
  46. 46.f4 Ne4
  47. 47.Re3 Bxe5
  48. 48.Nxe5 f6
  49. 49.Ng6 f5
  50. 50.Qf3 Qf6
  51. 51.Qh3 Rc7
  52. 52.Kh1 Rf7
  53. 53.Re2 fxg4
  54. 54.Qxg4 Qf5
  55. 55.Qf3 Qxh5+
  56. 56.Qxh5 Ng3+
  57. 57.Kh2 Nxh5
  58. 58.f5 Rf6
  59. 59.Rf3 Kf7
  60. 60.Ne5+ Ke7
  61. 61.Ng4 Rff8
  62. 62.Rxe6+ Kd7
  63. 63.Ne5+ Kc7
  64. 64.Rg6 Re7
  65. 65.Rg2 Nf6
  66. 66.Ng6 Rfe8
  67. 67.Nxe7 Rxe7
  68. 68.Rfg3 Ne8
  69. 69.Rg6 Rf7
  70. 70.Re2 Nd6
  71. 71.Re5 Nxf5
  72. 72.Rxd5 Ne7
  73. 73.Rc5+ Kb8
  74. 74.Rg2 g5
  75. 75.Rxb5 Rf6
  76. 76.c4 Ng6
  77. 77.d5 Rf3
  78. 78.c5 Kc8
  79. 79.Rb6 Nf4
  80. 80.Rxh6 Nxg2
  81. 81.Kxg2 Rb3
  82. 82.Rb6

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