Magnus Carlsen vs Levon Aronian

World Rapid 2021 · Queen's Gambit Accepted · 1-0 in 69 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1-0
Event World Rapid 2021
Site Warsaw POL
Round 12.1
Date 2021.12.28
Opening Queen's Gambit Accepted (D27)
Moves 69
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/5kbP/8/5K2/6R1/8/8 b - - 2 69

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 dxc4
  3. 3.e3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bxc4 e6
  5. 5.Nf3 a6
  6. 6.O-O c5
  7. 7.a4 cxd4
  8. 8.exd4 Nc6
  9. 9.Nc3 Be7
  10. 10.Be3 O-O
  11. 11.Qe2 b6
  12. 12.Rad1 Nb4
  13. 13.Ne5 Bb7
  14. 14.f4 g6
  15. 15.f5 exf5
  16. 16.Bh6 Nbd5
  17. 17.g4 b5
  18. 18.axb5 axb5
  19. 19.Bb3 Nxc3
  20. 20.bxc3 Ra3
  21. 21.Bxf8 Rxb3
  22. 22.Bxe7 Qxe7
  23. 23.gxf5 Nd5
  24. 24.fxg6 fxg6
  25. 25.Rde1 Rxc3
  26. 26.Ng4 Qxe2
  27. 27.Rxe2 Bc8
  28. 28.Nf6+ Nxf6
  29. 29.Rxf6 Kg7
  30. 30.Rb6 Rd3
  31. 31.Re8 Bh3
  32. 32.Re7+ Kh6
  33. 33.Rbb7 Bf5
  34. 34.Rxh7+ Kg5
  35. 35.Rxb5 Rxd4
  36. 36.Rb2 Rg4+
  37. 37.Rg2 Rxg2+
  38. 38.Kxg2 Kf4
  39. 39.Rh4+ Ke5
  40. 40.Kg3 g5
  41. 41.Rh6 Be6
  42. 42.Rh8 Kf5
  43. 43.Rf8+ Ke5
  44. 44.Kf3 Bf5
  45. 45.Ke3 Bg6
  46. 46.Rf3 Be4
  47. 47.Rg3 Kf5
  48. 48.Kd4 Kf4
  49. 49.Kc5 Bf3
  50. 50.Kd6 g4
  51. 51.Ke6 Kg5
  52. 52.Ke5 Kh4
  53. 53.Kf4 Be2
  54. 54.Ke3 Bf3
  55. 55.Kf2 Kg5
  56. 56.Rg1 Kh4
  57. 57.Rb1 Bd5
  58. 58.Rb8 Be6
  59. 59.Rh8+ Kg5
  60. 60.Kg3 Kf5
  61. 61.Rh5+ Ke4
  62. 62.Rg5 Bd7
  63. 63.Rxg4+ Kf5
  64. 64.h4 Kf6
  65. 65.Rg5 Bf5
  66. 66.Kf4 Bc2
  67. 67.h5 Bb1
  68. 68.h6 Bg6
  69. 69.Rg3

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