Sergey Karjakin vs Levon Aronian

FIDE Candidates 2018 · Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin · 0-1 in 68 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Levon Aronian
Result 0-1
Event FIDE Candidates 2018
Site Berlin GER
Round 4.1
Date 2018.03.14
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin (D39)
Moves 68
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/5p2/8/6k1/5r2/6K1/5p2/5R2 w - - 3 69

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Bb4
  5. 5.Bg5 dxc4
  6. 6.e4 c5
  7. 7.Bxc4 cxd4
  8. 8.Nxd4 Bxc3+
  9. 9.bxc3 Qa5
  10. 10.Bb5+ Nbd7
  11. 11.Bxf6 Qxc3+
  12. 12.Kf1 gxf6
  13. 13.h4 Qb4
  14. 14.Rb1 Qd6
  15. 15.Rh3 a6
  16. 16.Be2 Nc5
  17. 17.Rc3 Nxe4
  18. 18.Rd3 O-O
  19. 19.Qc1 Qe5
  20. 20.Bf3 f5
  21. 21.Qh6 Qf6
  22. 22.Qxf6 Nxf6
  23. 23.Bxb7 Bxb7
  24. 24.Rxb7 Rac8
  25. 25.Rg3+ Kh8
  26. 26.Rgb3 Ne4
  27. 27.Rb2 Rfd8
  28. 28.Nb3 Rd1+
  29. 29.Ke2 Nc3+
  30. 30.Ke3 Kg7
  31. 31.g3 Kf6
  32. 32.Ra7 Rc6
  33. 33.Kf3 Nb5
  34. 34.Ra8 e5
  35. 35.Kg2 e4
  36. 36.a4 Na3
  37. 37.Rd2 Rxd2
  38. 38.Nxd2 e3
  39. 39.Nf3 Rc2
  40. 40.Rxa6+ Kg7
  41. 41.Nd4 Rxf2+
  42. 42.Kg1 Nc2
  43. 43.Nxc2 Rxc2
  44. 44.Kf1 Rf2+
  45. 45.Ke1 Rg2
  46. 46.Rb6 Rxg3
  47. 47.Rb4 Rg2
  48. 48.Rf4 Kg6
  49. 49.Rf3 Rg4
  50. 50.Rxe3 Rxa4
  51. 51.Kf2 Rxh4
  52. 52.Re8 Rg4
  53. 53.Kf3 Kg7
  54. 54.Re5 Kf6
  55. 55.Re8 h5
  56. 56.Rh8 Kg6
  57. 57.Kf2 Rg5
  58. 58.Kf3 Kg7
  59. 59.Ra8 h4
  60. 60.Kf2 h3
  61. 61.Ra3 Rh5
  62. 62.Kg1 Kg6
  63. 63.Kh2 f4
  64. 64.Ra7 f3
  65. 65.Ra1 f2
  66. 66.Rf1 Rf5
  67. 67.Kxh3 Kg5
  68. 68.Kg3 Rf4

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