Fabiano Caruana vs Levon Aronian

ch-USA 2024 · French, Classical · 1/2-1/2 in 79 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1/2-1/2
Event ch-USA 2024
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 2.1
Date 2024.10.12
Opening French, Classical (C11)
Moves 79
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/2k5/8/8/2n5/K7 w - - 0 80

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.e5 Nfd7
  5. 5.f4 c5
  6. 6.dxc5 Nc6
  7. 7.Bd2 Nxc5
  8. 8.Nf3 Be7
  9. 9.Be3 O-O
  10. 10.a3 a6
  11. 11.Be2 b5
  12. 12.O-O Bb7
  13. 13.Qe1 Ne4
  14. 14.Bd3 Nxc3
  15. 15.bxc3 f5
  16. 16.exf6 Bxf6
  17. 17.Bc5 Re8
  18. 18.Qg3 Qc7
  19. 19.Kh1 g6
  20. 20.Bd4 Rf8
  21. 21.h4 Qg7
  22. 22.Rae1 Rae8
  23. 23.Bxf6 Rxf6
  24. 24.Nd4 Kh8
  25. 25.Rf3 Qe7
  26. 26.Qg5 Nd8
  27. 27.h5 Nf7
  28. 28.Qh4 gxh5
  29. 29.g4 e5
  30. 30.g5 Rb6
  31. 31.Qxh5 e4
  32. 32.Rh3 Nd6
  33. 33.g6 Bc8
  34. 34.Rh2 Rb7
  35. 35.Be2 Qf6
  36. 36.Rg1 Rg7
  37. 37.Qg5 Rf8
  38. 38.Qe5 Qxe5
  39. 39.fxe5 Nf5
  40. 40.Rg5 Ne7
  41. 41.Rxh7+ Rxh7+
  42. 42.gxh7 Kxh7
  43. 43.e6 Rf6
  44. 44.Bh5 Rh6
  45. 45.Kg1 Bxe6
  46. 46.Re5 Ng6
  47. 47.Rxe6 Rxh5
  48. 48.Rxa6 Rh3
  49. 49.Nxb5 Nf4
  50. 50.Ra7+ Kg6
  51. 51.Re7 Rh8
  52. 52.Nc7 Kf6
  53. 53.Nxd5+ Nxd5
  54. 54.Rxe4 Kf5
  55. 55.Rd4 Nxc3
  56. 56.Kf2 Ke5
  57. 57.Rd7 Ne4+
  58. 58.Ke2 Rh2+
  59. 59.Kd1 Rh1+
  60. 60.Ke2 Nc3+
  61. 61.Kf2 Rh2+
  62. 62.Ke3 Rh3+
  63. 63.Kd2 Ne4+
  64. 64.Kc1 Rxa3
  65. 65.Kb2 Ra8
  66. 66.Rd3 Nd6
  67. 67.Kb1 Nc4
  68. 68.Rd7 Rb8+
  69. 69.Kc1 Ke4
  70. 70.Rh7 Rg8
  71. 71.Rd7 Ke3
  72. 72.Re7+ Kd4
  73. 73.Rd7+ Kc3
  74. 74.Rd3+ Kb4
  75. 75.Rb3+ Kc5
  76. 76.Rd3 Ra8
  77. 77.Kb1 Ra3
  78. 78.Rxa3 Nxa3+
  79. 79.Ka1 Nxc2+

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