Sergey Karjakin vs Levon Aronian

SportAccord Basque Men 2013 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1-0 in 56 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1-0
Event SportAccord Basque Men 2013
Site Beijing CHN
Round 2.2
Date 2013.12.17
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C84)
Moves 56
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6R1/8/2n1pp1P/4pk2/8/6P1/4K3/8 b - - 2 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.d3 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 d6
  8. 8.a3 Be6
  9. 9.Bxe6 fxe6
  10. 10.Nbd2 O-O
  11. 11.c3 Qd7
  12. 12.Re1 Nd8
  13. 13.d4 Nf7
  14. 14.dxe5 dxe5
  15. 15.Qe2 c5
  16. 16.c4 Rfd8
  17. 17.b3 Qd3
  18. 18.Bb2 Qxe2
  19. 19.Rxe2 Bd6
  20. 20.Rc1 Rab8
  21. 21.Kf1 Kf8
  22. 22.Re3 Ng8
  23. 23.Ne1 Ne7
  24. 24.Nd3 Rdc8
  25. 25.cxb5 axb5
  26. 26.Nf3 Ng6
  27. 27.g3 c4
  28. 28.bxc4 bxc4
  29. 29.Nb4 Ne7
  30. 30.Nd2 Bxb4
  31. 31.axb4 Rxb4
  32. 32.Ba3 Ra4
  33. 33.Rec3 Ke8
  34. 34.h4 Kd7
  35. 35.f3 h5
  36. 36.Kf2 Rca8
  37. 37.Bc5 R8a5
  38. 38.Nxc4 Ra2+
  39. 39.Ke3 Rxc5
  40. 40.Nb6+ Kc6
  41. 41.Rxc5+ Kxb6
  42. 42.Rc7 Ra3+
  43. 43.Kf2 Ra2+
  44. 44.Ke3 Ra3+
  45. 45.Ke2 Ra2+
  46. 46.Kd1 Rf2
  47. 47.Rxe7 Rxf3
  48. 48.Ke2 Rf6
  49. 49.Rf1 Nd8
  50. 50.Rxf6 gxf6
  51. 51.Rh7 Kc5
  52. 52.Rxh5 Kd4
  53. 53.Rh8 Nc6
  54. 54.h5 Kxe4
  55. 55.h6 Kf5
  56. 56.Rg8

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