Magnus Carlsen vs Levon Aronian

Chess24 Banter Final 2020 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 63 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Chess24 Banter Final 2020
Site chess24.com INT
Round 3.5
Date 2020.09.26
Opening English Opening (A37)
Moves 63
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/8/8/7K/4k3/8 w - - 0 64

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 g6
  2. 2.g3 c5
  3. 3.Bg2 Bg7
  4. 4.Nc3 Nc6
  5. 5.Nf3 d6
  6. 6.O-O e6
  7. 7.e3 Nge7
  8. 8.d4 O-O
  9. 9.Bd2 a6
  10. 10.d5 Na5
  11. 11.b3 b5
  12. 12.dxe6 fxe6
  13. 13.Ne4 bxc4
  14. 14.Bxa5 Qxa5
  15. 15.Qxd6 Nf5
  16. 16.Qxc5 Qxc5
  17. 17.Nxc5 Bxa1
  18. 18.Rxa1 cxb3
  19. 19.axb3 Rb8
  20. 20.Ne5 Rb5
  21. 21.Rc1 Rd8
  22. 22.Nc6 Re8
  23. 23.Ne4 Rf8
  24. 24.g4 Nh4
  25. 25.Ne7+ Kh8
  26. 26.Nxc8 Rxb3
  27. 27.Ncd6 a5
  28. 28.Ra1 a4
  29. 29.Rxa4 Rb1+
  30. 30.Bf1 Nf3+
  31. 31.Kg2 g5
  32. 32.Ra7 Nh4+
  33. 33.Kh3 Rf3+
  34. 34.Ng3 Rxf1
  35. 35.Nf7+ Kg8
  36. 36.Nxg5 R1xf2
  37. 37.Nxf3 Nxf3
  38. 38.Ne4 Re2
  39. 39.Kg3 Nxh2
  40. 40.Nf6+ Kf8
  41. 41.Nxh7+ Ke8
  42. 42.Nf6+ Kf8
  43. 43.e4 Nf1+
  44. 44.Kf4 Ne3
  45. 45.Kg5 Nc4
  46. 46.Nd7+ Ke8
  47. 47.Nc5 Nd6
  48. 48.Kf6 Nxe4+
  49. 49.Nxe4 Rxe4
  50. 50.g5 Rf4+
  51. 51.Kg7 e5
  52. 52.g6 e4
  53. 53.Kh6 e3
  54. 54.g7 Rg4
  55. 55.Ra8+ Kf7
  56. 56.Rf8+ Ke6
  57. 57.g8=Q+ Rxg8
  58. 58.Rxg8 Kf5
  59. 59.Kh5 Kf4
  60. 60.Kh4 e2
  61. 61.Re8 Kf3
  62. 62.Kh3 Kf2
  63. 63.Rxe2+ Kxe2

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