Magnus Carlsen vs Levon Aronian

8th Norway Chess 2020 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 0-1 in 58 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Levon Aronian
Result 0-1
Event 8th Norway Chess 2020
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 10.1
Date 2020.10.16
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 58
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/1r6/8/2k5/4P1PP/1ppK4/8/1R6 b - - 3 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.d4 Nf6
  3. 3.c4 e6
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.cxd5 exd5
  6. 6.Bf4 c6
  7. 7.Qc2 g6
  8. 8.e3 Bf5
  9. 9.Bd3 Bxd3
  10. 10.Qxd3 Nbd7
  11. 11.h4 a5
  12. 12.Kf1 a4
  13. 13.a3 Qb6
  14. 14.Qc2 h5
  15. 15.Bg5 O-O
  16. 16.Ne5 Rfe8
  17. 17.Bxf6 Nxf6
  18. 18.Rh3 Qb3
  19. 19.Qb1 Ne4
  20. 20.Nxe4 dxe4
  21. 21.Qxe4 Bd6
  22. 22.Rg3 Bxe5
  23. 23.dxe5 Qb5+
  24. 24.Kg1 Rxe5
  25. 25.Qd4 Rd5
  26. 26.Qf6 Rf5
  27. 27.Qd4 Qe2
  28. 28.e4 Rb5
  29. 29.Rb1 Qc2
  30. 30.Qd3 Rc5
  31. 31.Qxc2 Rxc2
  32. 32.b3 b5
  33. 33.Rd3 axb3
  34. 34.Rbxb3 Ra4
  35. 35.Rdc3 Rc4
  36. 36.Rxc2 Rxc2
  37. 37.f3 Kf8
  38. 38.Kh2 Ke7
  39. 39.Kh3 Ke6
  40. 40.Rd3 Rc4
  41. 41.Kg3 Ke5
  42. 42.Rd7 Rc3
  43. 43.Ra7 f6
  44. 44.Ra8 Kd6
  45. 45.Kf4 Kc7
  46. 46.g4 Kb7
  47. 47.Rg8 hxg4
  48. 48.fxg4 Rxa3
  49. 49.Rxg6 b4
  50. 50.Rxf6 b3
  51. 51.Rf7+ Kb6
  52. 52.Rf8 Ra7
  53. 53.Rb8+ Rb7
  54. 54.Rd8 c5
  55. 55.Ke3 c4
  56. 56.Rd1 c3
  57. 57.Rb1 Kc5
  58. 58.Kd3

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