Magnus Carlsen vs Levon Aronian

Chess24 Banter Final 2020 · Grünfeld, Exchange · 1-0 in 65 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1-0
Event Chess24 Banter Final 2020
Site chess24.com INT
Round 3.7
Date 2020.09.26
Opening Grünfeld, Exchange (D86)
Moves 65
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/7k/4P3/p2P2Q1/P1P4p/7P/6PK/4q3 b - - 2 65

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.e4 Nxc3
  6. 6.bxc3 Bg7
  7. 7.Bc4 O-O
  8. 8.Ne2 Nc6
  9. 9.O-O e5
  10. 10.Be3 Qe7
  11. 11.Qc2 Rd8
  12. 12.d5 Na5
  13. 13.Bd3 b6
  14. 14.Rad1 Bd7
  15. 15.f4 exf4
  16. 16.Nxf4 c5
  17. 17.c4 Nb7
  18. 18.Bd2 Nd6
  19. 19.Rde1 Be5
  20. 20.a4 a5
  21. 21.Kh1 Re8
  22. 22.Ne2 Qh4
  23. 23.Bf4 f6
  24. 24.Bxe5 fxe5
  25. 25.Ng1 Qe7
  26. 26.Nf3 Bg4
  27. 27.Nd2 Rf8
  28. 28.Qb2 Rxf1+
  29. 29.Rxf1 Rb8
  30. 30.h3 Bd7
  31. 31.Nf3 Nf7
  32. 32.Bc2 Qd6
  33. 33.Ne1 Re8
  34. 34.Nd3 Kg7
  35. 35.Rb1 Rb8
  36. 36.Qc3 h5
  37. 37.Kg1 Qe7
  38. 38.Rf1 Re8
  39. 39.Qb2 Qd6
  40. 40.Rf3 Ng5
  41. 41.Re3 Nf7
  42. 42.Bd1 Rb8
  43. 43.Ne1 Re8
  44. 44.Rg3 Kh7
  45. 45.Qf2 Rf8
  46. 46.Rf3 Kg7
  47. 47.Nd3 Qe7
  48. 48.Bc2 h4
  49. 49.Bd1 g5
  50. 50.Qb2 Qd6
  51. 51.Rf1 Re8
  52. 52.Bh5 Re7
  53. 53.Bxf7 Rxf7
  54. 54.Rxf7+ Kxf7
  55. 55.Nxe5+ Ke8
  56. 56.Nxd7 Kxd7
  57. 57.e5 Qg6
  58. 58.e6+ Ke7
  59. 59.Qxb6 Qe4
  60. 60.Qxc5+ Kf6
  61. 61.Qf8+ Kg6
  62. 62.Qf7+ Kh6
  63. 63.Qf6+ Kh7
  64. 64.Qxg5 Qe1+
  65. 65.Kh2

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