Fabiano Caruana vs Levon Aronian

GCT Rapid YourNextMove · 2016 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 0-1 in 68 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Levon Aronian
Result 0-1
Event GCT Rapid YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 7.2
Date 2016.06.18
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 68
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/k5p1/n4p2/P3pPpP/2K1P3/8/8/8 w - - 0 69

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.Bxc6 dxc6
  6. 6.Nbd2 Be6
  7. 7.Qe2 Bd6
  8. 8.Ng5 Bg4
  9. 9.f3 Bh5
  10. 10.Nc4 Nd7
  11. 11.h4 h6
  12. 12.Nh3 Qe7
  13. 13.g4 Bg6
  14. 14.h5 Bh7
  15. 15.Bd2 f6
  16. 16.Ne3 Qf7
  17. 17.f4 O-O-O
  18. 18.Nf5 Nc5
  19. 19.Be3 Ne6
  20. 20.Nxd6+ cxd6
  21. 21.f5 Nc5
  22. 22.a4 Qc7
  23. 23.O-O a5
  24. 24.Rfb1 Na6
  25. 25.c3 Bg8
  26. 26.b4 c5
  27. 27.bxa5 Qxa5
  28. 28.Qc2 d5
  29. 29.Nf2 Bf7
  30. 30.Rb5 Qc7
  31. 31.Rab1 d4
  32. 32.Bd2 Be8
  33. 33.R5b2 dxc3
  34. 34.Rxb7 Qxb7
  35. 35.Rxb7 Kxb7
  36. 36.Bxc3 Ka7
  37. 37.Bd2 Bf7
  38. 38.Nd1 Rd7
  39. 39.Nc3 Rc8
  40. 40.Qb1 Bc4
  41. 41.dxc4 Rxd2
  42. 42.Qb5 Rd6
  43. 43.Kf2 Rb8
  44. 44.Ke2 Ka8
  45. 45.Qa5 Rb2+
  46. 46.Ke1 Kb7
  47. 47.Nd5 Ka7
  48. 48.Kd1 Rb4
  49. 49.Ke2 Rb2+
  50. 50.Kd1 Rb4
  51. 51.Kc2 Rxc4+
  52. 52.Nc3 Rb6
  53. 53.Kd3 Rd4+
  54. 54.Kc2 Rc4
  55. 55.Kd3 Rcb4
  56. 56.Nd5 Rd4+
  57. 57.Kc2 Rc4+
  58. 58.Kd3 Rd4+
  59. 59.Kc3 Rb7
  60. 60.Qd8 Nc7
  61. 61.Qd6 Na6
  62. 62.a5 c4
  63. 63.Qc6 Rb3+
  64. 64.Kc2 Rxd5
  65. 65.Qxc4 Rdb5
  66. 66.g5 Rc5
  67. 67.Kxb3 Rxc4
  68. 68.Kxc4 hxg5

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