Levon Aronian vs Sergey Karjakin

FIDE Candidates 2018 · English Opening · 0-1 in 74 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 0-1
Event FIDE Candidates 2018
Site Berlin GER
Round 11.2
Date 2018.03.23
Opening English Opening (A13)
Moves 74
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

2Q5/6B1/p5p1/3n3p/5p1k/6q1/7K/8 w - - 14 75

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.g3 d5
  4. 4.Bg2 dxc4
  5. 5.Qa4+ c6
  6. 6.Qxc4 b5
  7. 7.Qb3 Bb7
  8. 8.O-O Be7
  9. 9.d4 O-O
  10. 10.Rd1 Nbd7
  11. 11.Ne5 Nxe5
  12. 12.dxe5 Nd7
  13. 13.Bf4 Qc7
  14. 14.Nd2 Rfd8
  15. 15.Rac1 a6
  16. 16.Qe3 c5
  17. 17.Bxb7 Qxb7
  18. 18.Ne4 c4
  19. 19.h4 h6
  20. 20.Rd4 Nf8
  21. 21.b3 Rxd4
  22. 22.Qxd4 Rd8
  23. 23.Nd6 Bxd6
  24. 24.exd6 f6
  25. 25.Be3 e5
  26. 26.Qb2 Qc6
  27. 27.bxc4 bxc4
  28. 28.Qb4 Rc8
  29. 29.f3 h5
  30. 30.Kf2 Kf7
  31. 31.Rd1 Nd7
  32. 32.Qb1 g6
  33. 33.g4 Rh8
  34. 34.g5 f5
  35. 35.Qc2 Rc8
  36. 36.Qc3 Ke6
  37. 37.Kg2 Qa4
  38. 38.Qd2 Qb5
  39. 39.a4 Qc6
  40. 40.Qc2 Rb8
  41. 41.Bd2 Rb3
  42. 42.Bc3 Qxa4
  43. 43.Ra1 Qc6
  44. 44.Ra5 Rb5
  45. 45.Qa4 Nb6
  46. 46.Qa1 Rxa5
  47. 47.Qxa5 Qb5
  48. 48.d7 Kxd7
  49. 49.Qa3 Nd5
  50. 50.Bxe5 Qc6
  51. 51.Qf8 Qe6
  52. 52.Qb8 c3
  53. 53.Qb7+ Ke8
  54. 54.Qb8+ Kf7
  55. 55.Qb7+ Ne7
  56. 56.Bxc3 Qxe2+
  57. 57.Kh3 Qb5
  58. 58.Qc7 Qc6
  59. 59.Qe5 Qxf3+
  60. 60.Kh2 Qf2+
  61. 61.Kh1 Qxh4+
  62. 62.Kg1 Qxg5+
  63. 63.Kh2 Qh4+
  64. 64.Kg1 Qe4
  65. 65.Qg7+ Ke6
  66. 66.Bf6 Nd5
  67. 67.Bb2 f4
  68. 68.Kh2 Kf5
  69. 69.Qf8+ Kg5
  70. 70.Qd8+ Kg4
  71. 71.Qc8+ Kh4
  72. 72.Bg7 Qe2+
  73. 73.Kh1 Qf3+
  74. 74.Kh2 Qg3+

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