Magnus Carlsen vs Levon Aronian

Chess24 Banter Final 2020 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1-0 in 52 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1-0
Event Chess24 Banter Final 2020
Site chess24.com INT
Round 3.3
Date 2020.09.26
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A48)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/P3P3/8/1PK2k1p/4b2P/8/8 b - - 0 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 g6
  3. 3.Bf4 Bg7
  4. 4.e3 c5
  5. 5.c3 cxd4
  6. 6.cxd4 O-O
  7. 7.Nc3 d6
  8. 8.Be2 Nc6
  9. 9.O-O Nh5
  10. 10.Bg5 h6
  11. 11.Bh4 g5
  12. 12.d5 gxh4
  13. 13.Nxh4 Nf6
  14. 14.dxc6 bxc6
  15. 15.Rc1 Rb8
  16. 16.b3 Qa5
  17. 17.Na4 c5
  18. 18.Qd3 Rd8
  19. 19.Rfd1 Bd7
  20. 20.Nf5 c4
  21. 21.Nxe7+ Kf8
  22. 22.Rxc4 Kxe7
  23. 23.Qxd6+ Ke8
  24. 24.Rc5 Qb4
  25. 25.Re5+ Be6
  26. 26.Bb5+ Qxb5
  27. 27.Rxb5 Rxd6
  28. 28.Rxb8+ Ke7
  29. 29.Rb7+ Nd7
  30. 30.Rxd6 Kxd6
  31. 31.Rxa7 Bd5
  32. 32.Kf1 h5
  33. 33.Rxd7+ Kxd7
  34. 34.Nb6+ Kc6
  35. 35.Nxd5 Kxd5
  36. 36.Ke2 Bf8
  37. 37.Kd3 f5
  38. 38.f3 Ba3
  39. 39.g3 Bd6
  40. 40.a4 Bb4
  41. 41.h3 Be1
  42. 42.g4 fxg4
  43. 43.fxg4 h4
  44. 44.e4+ Ke5
  45. 45.g5 Ba5
  46. 46.Kc4 Bd2
  47. 47.g6 Kf6
  48. 48.b4 Kxg6
  49. 49.a5 Kg5
  50. 50.a6 Be3
  51. 51.e5 Kf4
  52. 52.e6

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