Fabiano Caruana vs Levon Aronian

6th Sinquefield Cup 2018 · Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 38 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 6th Sinquefield Cup 2018
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 2.1
Date 2018.08.19
Opening Slav Defense (D11)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

5k2/4bpp1/8/8/1p2PPn1/1N4P1/6K1/2B5 w - - 9 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Qb3 e6
  5. 5.g3 dxc4
  6. 6.Qxc4 b5
  7. 7.Qb3 Bb7
  8. 8.Bg2 a6
  9. 9.a4 c5
  10. 10.axb5 c4
  11. 11.Qd1 axb5
  12. 12.Rxa8 Bxa8
  13. 13.O-O Be7
  14. 14.b3 cxb3
  15. 15.Qxb3 b4
  16. 16.Bb2 Nbd7
  17. 17.Nbd2 O-O
  18. 18.Ra1 Qb8
  19. 19.Ne1 Bxg2
  20. 20.Kxg2 Rc8
  21. 21.e4 h5
  22. 22.Nd3 h4
  23. 23.Rc1 Rxc1
  24. 24.Nxc1 Qb5
  25. 25.Qd3 Qxd3
  26. 26.Nxd3 hxg3
  27. 27.hxg3 Nb6
  28. 28.Kf3 Nfd7
  29. 29.Nb3 Nc4
  30. 30.Bc1 e5
  31. 31.dxe5 Ncxe5+
  32. 32.Nxe5 Nxe5+
  33. 33.Ke2 Kf8
  34. 34.f4 Ng4
  35. 35.Kf3 Nh2+
  36. 36.Kg2 Ng4
  37. 37.Kf3 Nh2+
  38. 38.Kg2 Ng4

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