Sergey Karjakin vs Levon Aronian

6th Norway Chess 2018 · Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin · 1/2-1/2 in 39 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 6th Norway Chess 2018
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 7.2
Date 2018.06.05
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin (D38)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

5k2/8/8/8/5K2/5b2/5N2/8 w - - 0 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Bb4
  5. 5.Bg5 h6
  6. 6.Bxf6 Qxf6
  7. 7.Qa4+ Nc6
  8. 8.e3 O-O
  9. 9.Be2 dxc4
  10. 10.O-O Bd7
  11. 11.Bxc4 Bxc3
  12. 12.bxc3 Rfd8
  13. 13.Qa3 Qe7
  14. 14.Qxe7 Nxe7
  15. 15.Rab1 b6
  16. 16.Ne5 Be8
  17. 17.e4 Nc8
  18. 18.f3 Nd6
  19. 19.Be2 Kf8
  20. 20.Kf2 Rac8
  21. 21.Nd3 Nb7
  22. 22.Nf4 c5
  23. 23.Ba6 Rc7
  24. 24.Bxb7 Rxb7
  25. 25.dxc5 Rd2+
  26. 26.Kg3 Rxa2
  27. 27.cxb6 Rxb6
  28. 28.Rxb6 axb6
  29. 29.c4 b5
  30. 30.cxb5 g5
  31. 31.Nd3 Bxb5
  32. 32.Rf2 Rxf2
  33. 33.Nxf2 f5
  34. 34.exf5 exf5
  35. 35.h4 f4+
  36. 36.Kg4 Bf1
  37. 37.hxg5 hxg5
  38. 38.Kxg5 Bxg2
  39. 39.Kxf4 Bxf3

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