Magnus Carlsen vs Levon Aronian

GRENKE Chess Classic 2019 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 38 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1-0
Event GRENKE Chess Classic 2019
Site Karlsruhe/Baden Baden GER
Round 7.3
Date 2019.04.27
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3q2k1/6pp/1p2R1b1/p1rP4/P1P5/1Q5P/3N2P1/6K1 b - - 6 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 dxc4
  5. 5.e4 Bb4
  6. 6.Bg5 c5
  7. 7.Bxc4 cxd4
  8. 8.Nxd4 Bxc3+
  9. 9.bxc3 Qa5
  10. 10.Bd2 O-O
  11. 11.Qe2 e5
  12. 12.Nb3 Qc7
  13. 13.O-O Bg4
  14. 14.f3 Rc8
  15. 15.Bd5 Nxd5
  16. 16.exd5 Bh5
  17. 17.c4 Nd7
  18. 18.Rfc1 b6
  19. 19.a4 a5
  20. 20.Qf2 Qd6
  21. 21.Be3 Bg6
  22. 22.Qd2 f6
  23. 23.Qb2 Rc7
  24. 24.Nd2 Nc5
  25. 25.Qa3 Rd8
  26. 26.Rc3 f5
  27. 27.Re1 e4
  28. 28.fxe4 fxe4
  29. 29.Bxc5 Rxc5
  30. 30.Nxe4 Qe5
  31. 31.Rce3 Rcc8
  32. 32.h3 Qc7
  33. 33.Nd2 Re8
  34. 34.Re7 Rxe7
  35. 35.Rxe7 Qd8
  36. 36.Qe3 Rc7
  37. 37.Re6 Rc5
  38. 38.Qb3

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