Levon Aronian vs Sergey Karjakin

Superbet Rapid 2019 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 54 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Superbet Rapid 2019
Site Bucharest ROU
Round 2.2
Date 2019.11.06
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 54
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Final Position

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

8/1k6/2p5/2B5/P1P5/3P3b/8/4K3 w - - 1 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.Bxc6 dxc6
  6. 6.Nbd2 O-O
  7. 7.O-O Re8
  8. 8.Nc4 Nd7
  9. 9.a4 a5
  10. 10.Kh1 b6
  11. 11.b3 f6
  12. 12.Ng1 Nf8
  13. 13.f4 exf4
  14. 14.Bxf4 Ng6
  15. 15.Bg3 Be6
  16. 16.Ne2 Qd7
  17. 17.Qd2 Bb4
  18. 18.Qc1 f5
  19. 19.exf5 Bxf5
  20. 20.Nf4 Bc3
  21. 21.Rb1 Rac8
  22. 22.Nb2 Bd4
  23. 23.Nc4 Re7
  24. 24.Qd2 Rce8
  25. 25.Rbe1 h6
  26. 26.Nxg6 Bxg6
  27. 27.Rxe7 Rxe7
  28. 28.Re1 Bf7
  29. 29.Ne5 Bxe5
  30. 30.Rxe5 c5
  31. 31.Qe3 Rxe5
  32. 32.Bxe5 c6
  33. 33.h3 Kh7
  34. 34.Kg1 Bg6
  35. 35.Bc3 Bh5
  36. 36.Qe4+ Kg8
  37. 37.g4 Bf7
  38. 38.Qe5 Bd5
  39. 39.Kf2 Qf7+
  40. 40.Ke1 Bg2
  41. 41.h4 Kh7
  42. 42.Qf5+ Qxf5
  43. 43.gxf5 Kg8
  44. 44.Be5 b5
  45. 45.c4 bxa4
  46. 46.bxa4 Kf7
  47. 47.Bc3 Bh3
  48. 48.f6 g5
  49. 49.hxg5 hxg5
  50. 50.Bxa5 Kxf6
  51. 51.Bd8+ Ke6
  52. 52.Bxg5 Kd7
  53. 53.Be3 Kc7
  54. 54.Bxc5 Kb7

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