Magnus Carlsen vs Levon Aronian

Chess24 Banter Final 2020 · Grünfeld Defense · 0-1 in 59 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Levon Aronian
Result 0-1
Event Chess24 Banter Final 2020
Site chess24.com INT
Round 3.1
Date 2020.09.26
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D90)
Moves 59
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/4R3/8/2r2P2/3K4/8/2qk4 w - - 2 60

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Nf3 Bg7
  5. 5.h4 c6
  6. 6.cxd5 cxd5
  7. 7.Bf4 Nc6
  8. 8.e3 O-O
  9. 9.Qb3 b6
  10. 10.Be2 Bb7
  11. 11.O-O Ne4
  12. 12.Rfc1 e6
  13. 13.Bd3 Nd6
  14. 14.Nb5 Nc4
  15. 15.Bxc4 Na5
  16. 16.Qd1 dxc4
  17. 17.Nd6 Bd5
  18. 18.e4 Bc6
  19. 19.b4 Nb7
  20. 20.b5 Bd5
  21. 21.exd5 Nxd6
  22. 22.dxe6 Nxb5
  23. 23.a4 Nxd4
  24. 24.Bg5 Nxf3+
  25. 25.Qxf3 fxe6
  26. 26.Bxd8 Rxf3
  27. 27.gxf3 Bxa1
  28. 28.Bg5 Bd4
  29. 29.Rxc4 Bc5
  30. 30.Be3 Rc8
  31. 31.a5 Kf7
  32. 32.axb6 axb6
  33. 33.Kg2 Ke7
  34. 34.h5 gxh5
  35. 35.Rh4 Rg8+
  36. 36.Kh3 Rf8
  37. 37.Bxc5+ bxc5
  38. 38.Rxh5 Rxf3+
  39. 39.Kg4 Rf5
  40. 40.Rxh7+ Kd6
  41. 41.f4 c4
  42. 42.Rh8 c3
  43. 43.Rd8+ Kc5
  44. 44.Kf3 Kc4
  45. 45.Ke3 Rd5
  46. 46.Rc8+ Rc5
  47. 47.Rb8 Rc6
  48. 48.Ke2 Rd6
  49. 49.Rc8+ Kb3
  50. 50.Rb8+ Ka2
  51. 51.Ra8+ Kb2
  52. 52.Rb8+ Kc1
  53. 53.Rc8 c2
  54. 54.Rb8 Rd4
  55. 55.Ke3 Rc4
  56. 56.Rb6 Kd1
  57. 57.Rd6+ Ke1
  58. 58.Rxe6 c1=Q+
  59. 59.Kd3+ Kd1

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