Levon Aronian vs Sergey Karjakin

NIC Classic Prelim 2021 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 52 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event NIC Classic Prelim 2021
Site chess24.com INT
Round 14.4
Date 2021.04.26
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E15)
Moves 52
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Final Position

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

8/5p2/5k2/6R1/4PK2/5P2/8/r7 w - - 9 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 b6
  4. 4.g3 Ba6
  5. 5.b3 Bb4+
  6. 6.Bd2 Be7
  7. 7.Nc3 d5
  8. 8.cxd5 exd5
  9. 9.Bg2 O-O
  10. 10.O-O Re8
  11. 11.Rb1 c5
  12. 12.dxc5 bxc5
  13. 13.Bg5 Bb7
  14. 14.Nh4 Nbd7
  15. 15.Nf5 h6
  16. 16.Bxf6 Nxf6
  17. 17.Ne3 Qa5
  18. 18.Ncxd5 Nxd5
  19. 19.Nxd5 Qxa2
  20. 20.Qd3 Qa5
  21. 21.Rfd1 Bxd5
  22. 22.Bxd5 Rad8
  23. 23.Ra1 Qc7
  24. 24.Ra6 Bf6
  25. 25.Rxf6 Rxd5
  26. 26.Qxd5 gxf6
  27. 27.e3 Kg7
  28. 28.Qf3 Qe5
  29. 29.Qg4+ Qg5
  30. 30.Qc4 Qf5
  31. 31.Ra1 Rd8
  32. 32.Rxa7 Rd1+
  33. 33.Kg2 Qd5+
  34. 34.Qxd5 Rxd5
  35. 35.Ra2 Rd3
  36. 36.Rb2 Rc3
  37. 37.Kf3 c4
  38. 38.bxc4 Rxc4
  39. 39.e4 Rc5
  40. 40.Kf4 Rh5
  41. 41.f3 Ra5
  42. 42.Rd2 Rb5
  43. 43.Rd5 Rb3
  44. 44.h4 Ra3
  45. 45.g4 Ra1
  46. 46.g5 fxg5+
  47. 47.hxg5 hxg5+
  48. 48.Rxg5+ Kf6
  49. 49.Rb5 Kg6
  50. 50.Rg5+ Kf6
  51. 51.Rf5+ Kg6
  52. 52.Rg5+ Kf6

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