Sergey Karjakin vs Levon Aronian

FIDE Candidates 2014 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 0-1 in 53 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Levon Aronian
Result 0-1
Event FIDE Candidates 2014
Site Khanty-Mansiysk RUS
Round 7.3
Date 2014.03.21
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/5Rp1/1p3Pkp/2p5/7K/2p2P2/5n2/8 w - - 1 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.c3 O-O
  6. 6.O-O Re8
  7. 7.Nbd2 a6
  8. 8.Bxc6 dxc6
  9. 9.Nc4 Nd7
  10. 10.b4 Bd6
  11. 11.Qb3 Nf8
  12. 12.Bg5 Qd7
  13. 13.Be3 Ng6
  14. 14.Nfd2 Bf8
  15. 15.d4 Qe7
  16. 16.dxe5 Be6
  17. 17.Qc2 Bxc4
  18. 18.Nxc4 Nxe5
  19. 19.Nd2 a5
  20. 20.a3 axb4
  21. 21.axb4 Qe6
  22. 22.f3 Nc4
  23. 23.Bf4 c5
  24. 24.b5 Nd6
  25. 25.Rxa8 Rxa8
  26. 26.Rb1 b6
  27. 27.e5 Nc4
  28. 28.Qe4 Ra4
  29. 29.Rc1 h6
  30. 30.h4 Nb2
  31. 31.c4 Qd7
  32. 32.Rb1 Ra2
  33. 33.Be3 Na4
  34. 34.Rb3 Rxd2
  35. 35.Bxd2 Qxd2
  36. 36.Rd3 Qc1+
  37. 37.Kh2 Nb2
  38. 38.Rd8 Qxc4
  39. 39.Qa8 Qxh4+
  40. 40.Kg1 Qe1+
  41. 41.Kh2 Qxe5+
  42. 42.g3 Qe2+
  43. 43.Kh3 Nd3
  44. 44.Rxf8+ Kh7
  45. 45.Re8 Nf2+
  46. 46.Kh4 Qxb5
  47. 47.g4 Qc4
  48. 48.Qc8 Qf4
  49. 49.Qf5+ Qxf5
  50. 50.gxf5 c4
  51. 51.Re7 c5
  52. 52.Rxf7 c3
  53. 53.f6 Kg6

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