Sergey Karjakin vs Levon Aronian

Saint Louis Blitz 2018 · Irregular Opening · 1-0 in 90 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1-0
Event Saint Louis Blitz 2018
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 14.4
Date 2018.08.15
Opening Irregular Opening (A00)
Moves 90
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5k2/8/1n2KPP1/8/4NR2/8/8/7r b - - 0 90

All The Moves

  1. 1.c3 e5
  2. 2.d4 exd4
  3. 3.cxd4 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 c6
  5. 5.Bf4 Bd6
  6. 6.Bxd6 Qxd6
  7. 7.e3 Ne7
  8. 8.Bd3 Bf5
  9. 9.Nge2 Nd7
  10. 10.O-O O-O
  11. 11.Nf4 Rfe8
  12. 12.Qd2 Nb6
  13. 13.b3 a5
  14. 14.a4 Qh6
  15. 15.Nce2 Nbc8
  16. 16.b4 axb4
  17. 17.Qxb4 Qd6
  18. 18.Qxb7 Rb8
  19. 19.Qa6 g5
  20. 20.Bxf5 Nxf5
  21. 21.Nd3 Nb6
  22. 22.Ne5 f6
  23. 23.Nxc6 Qxc6
  24. 24.a5 Nd6
  25. 25.axb6 Rxb6
  26. 26.Qd3 Qc4
  27. 27.Qxc4 dxc4
  28. 28.Nc3 Rb3
  29. 29.Rfc1 f5
  30. 30.Ra5 h6
  31. 31.h4 f4
  32. 32.Nd5 Kf7
  33. 33.Ra7+ Kf8
  34. 34.Ra6 Rd8
  35. 35.exf4 Ne4
  36. 36.Nc7 Kf7
  37. 37.hxg5 hxg5
  38. 38.Ne6 Rc8
  39. 39.fxg5 c3
  40. 40.g6+ Ke7
  41. 41.g7 Kf7
  42. 42.d5 Nf6
  43. 43.Ra7+ Kg8
  44. 44.d6 Rb6
  45. 45.Rc7 Rxc7
  46. 46.dxc7 Rc6
  47. 47.Nd4 Rxc7
  48. 48.Nb5 Rc5
  49. 49.Nxc3 Kxg7
  50. 50.Ne2 Re5
  51. 51.Nf4 Ra5
  52. 52.g3 Ne4
  53. 53.Re1 Nd2
  54. 54.Kg2 Nc4
  55. 55.Re4 Nd6
  56. 56.Re7+ Kf8
  57. 57.Re6 Nf7
  58. 58.Nd3 Rb5
  59. 59.Re3 Kg7
  60. 60.Nf4 Ra5
  61. 61.Rb3 Nd6
  62. 62.Ne6+ Kf7
  63. 63.Nd4 Ra4
  64. 64.Rd3 Kf6
  65. 65.f4 Ne4
  66. 66.Ne2 Ra2
  67. 67.Re3 Nd6
  68. 68.Kf3 Nf5
  69. 69.Rd3 Ne7
  70. 70.Nc3 Ra5
  71. 71.Ne4+ Kf7
  72. 72.g4 Ng6
  73. 73.Kg3 Ra4
  74. 74.Re3 Kf8
  75. 75.f5 Ne5
  76. 76.Kf4 Nf7
  77. 77.Rd3 Ra1
  78. 78.g5 Rf1+
  79. 79.Rf3 Rh1
  80. 80.Rg3 Rf1+
  81. 81.Rf3 Rh1
  82. 82.g6 Rh4+
  83. 83.Ke3 Ne5
  84. 84.Rf4 Nc4+
  85. 85.Kf3 Rh6
  86. 86.Kg4 Ne5+
  87. 87.Kg5 Rh1
  88. 88.Kf6 Nd7+
  89. 89.Ke6 Nb6
  90. 90.f6

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