Sergey Karjakin vs Levon Aronian

FIDE World Rapid 2014 · Ruy Lopez · 0-1 in 43 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Levon Aronian
Result 0-1
Event FIDE World Rapid 2014
Site Dubai UAE
Round 9.4
Date 2014.06.17
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/5R2/1p6/1R3N1r/8/P5np/1Pr5/6K1 w - - 4 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 Nd6
  6. 6.Bxc6 dxc6
  7. 7.dxe5 Nf5
  8. 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8
  9. 9.Rd1+ Ke8
  10. 10.Nc3 h6
  11. 11.h3 Bb4
  12. 12.Ne2 g5
  13. 13.g4 Ne7
  14. 14.Ng3 Ng6
  15. 15.Nh5 Be6
  16. 16.Be3 Kf8
  17. 17.Nd4 Bd5
  18. 18.Nf6 Nxe5
  19. 19.Nxd5 cxd5
  20. 20.Nf5 c6
  21. 21.f4 Ng6
  22. 22.c4 Re8
  23. 23.Bd4 Rh7
  24. 24.a3 Ba5
  25. 25.cxd5 cxd5
  26. 26.Nd6 Ra8
  27. 27.Nxb7 Bb6
  28. 28.Bxb6 axb6
  29. 29.Rxd5 Nxf4
  30. 30.Rb5 h5
  31. 31.gxh5 Rxh5
  32. 32.Rd1 Rc8
  33. 33.Nd6 Rc2
  34. 34.Nf5 Kg8
  35. 35.h4 Kh7
  36. 36.Rd7 gxh4
  37. 37.Kh1 Ne2
  38. 38.Rxf7+ Kg8
  39. 39.Rg7+ Kh8
  40. 40.Rf7 Ng3+
  41. 41.Kg1 h3
  42. 42.Rf8+ Kh7
  43. 43.Rf7+ Kg8

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