Levon Aronian vs Sergey Karjakin

World Blitz 2018 · Giuoco Piano · 1-0 in 30 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1-0
Event World Blitz 2018
Site St Petersburg RUS
Round 18.3
Date 2018.12.30
Opening Giuoco Piano (C53)
Moves 30
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3R2rk/1R4pp/1p3q2/4r3/4p1Q1/4P2P/P5PK/8 w - - 7 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.c3 Nf6
  5. 5.d4 exd4
  6. 6.e5 d5
  7. 7.Be2 Ne4
  8. 8.cxd4 Bb6
  9. 9.Nc3 O-O
  10. 10.O-O Be6
  11. 11.Be3 f6
  12. 12.exf6 Qxf6
  13. 13.h3 Rae8
  14. 14.Rc1 Kh8
  15. 15.Na4 Bf7
  16. 16.Nxb6 axb6
  17. 17.b4 Bh5
  18. 18.b5 Ne7
  19. 19.Rxc7 Nf5
  20. 20.Bc1 Bxf3
  21. 21.Bxf3 Nxd4
  22. 22.Bxe4 dxe4
  23. 23.Rxb7 Nxb5
  24. 24.Be3 Nc3
  25. 25.Qg4 Nd5
  26. 26.Rd1 Nxe3
  27. 27.fxe3 Re5
  28. 28.Rd6 Qf2+
  29. 29.Kh2 Rg8
  30. 30.Rd8 Qf6

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