Levon Aronian vs Sergey Karjakin

Croatia GCT 2019 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 55 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1-0
Event Croatia GCT 2019
Site Zagreb CRO
Round 6.5
Date 2019.07.01
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4r3/p1p1Pk2/1p5r/2p3B1/6KN/P1P5/1P6/4R3 b - - 1 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 Nd6
  6. 6.Bxc6 dxc6
  7. 7.dxe5 Nf5
  8. 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8
  9. 9.h3 Be7
  10. 10.Nc3 Nh4
  11. 11.Nxh4 Bxh4
  12. 12.f4 Bd7
  13. 13.Bd2 Kc8
  14. 14.Be1 Be7
  15. 15.f5 Bc5+
  16. 16.Bf2 Bb4
  17. 17.g4 Re8
  18. 18.Bg3 Bc5+
  19. 19.Kh2 Bd4
  20. 20.Rae1 b6
  21. 21.Nd1 Kb7
  22. 22.c3 Bc5
  23. 23.Nf2 Be7
  24. 24.e6 fxe6
  25. 25.fxe6 Bc8
  26. 26.Nd3 Bf6
  27. 27.Rxf6 gxf6
  28. 28.Nf4 Rd8
  29. 29.Re2 Rd1
  30. 30.Bh4 c5
  31. 31.Bxf6 Kc6
  32. 32.e7 Bd7
  33. 33.g5 Be8
  34. 34.Ne6 Bh5
  35. 35.Rf2 Bg6
  36. 36.h4 Kd7
  37. 37.Nf4 Bb1
  38. 38.a3 Rg8
  39. 39.Ng2 Re8
  40. 40.Ne3 Rd3
  41. 41.Re2 Ke6
  42. 42.Kg3 Kf7
  43. 43.Kf4 h6
  44. 44.Re1 hxg5+
  45. 45.hxg5 Ba2
  46. 46.Ng4 Rh3
  47. 47.Ne5+ Ke6
  48. 48.Kg4 Rh7
  49. 49.Nf3+ Kf7
  50. 50.Kf5 Kg8
  51. 51.g6 Rh5+
  52. 52.Kg4 Rh6
  53. 53.Nh4 Bf7
  54. 54.gxf7+ Kxf7
  55. 55.Bg5

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