Fabiano Caruana vs Levon Aronian

Saint Louis Blitz 2024 · English Opening · 1-0 in 44 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1-0
Event Saint Louis Blitz 2024
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 1.4
Date 2024.08.15
Opening English Opening (A29)
Moves 44
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4r3/2R5/2R3p1/3k3p/4PP1P/5K2/r7/8 b - - 0 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 e5
  3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4.g3 Bc5
  5. 5.d3 O-O
  6. 6.Bg2 Re8
  7. 7.Bg5 h6
  8. 8.Bxf6 Qxf6
  9. 9.O-O a5
  10. 10.Ne4 Qe7
  11. 11.Nxc5 Qxc5
  12. 12.Rc1 d6
  13. 13.Nd2 Qb6
  14. 14.b3 a4
  15. 15.bxa4 Qa5
  16. 16.c5 dxc5
  17. 17.Bxc6 bxc6
  18. 18.Ne4 Qxa4
  19. 19.Rc2 c4
  20. 20.Rxc4 Qxd1
  21. 21.Rxd1 Rxa2
  22. 22.Re1 f5
  23. 23.Nc3 Ra6
  24. 24.f3 Kf7
  25. 25.Kf2 Ke7
  26. 26.Rc1 Be6
  27. 27.Rc5 Kd6
  28. 28.Nd1 Rb8
  29. 29.Ne3 Rb2
  30. 30.f4 exf4
  31. 31.gxf4 g6
  32. 32.h4 h5
  33. 33.R5c3 Rb4
  34. 34.Kf3 Kd7
  35. 35.Nc2 Rba4
  36. 36.Ke3 Ra8
  37. 37.Nd4 Bd5
  38. 38.Nxc6 Bxc6
  39. 39.Rxc6 Re8+
  40. 40.Kf3 Ra2
  41. 41.Rxc7+ Kd6
  42. 42.R1c6+ Kd5
  43. 43.e4+ fxe4+
  44. 44.dxe4+

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