Sergey Karjakin vs Levon Aronian

Saint Louis Blitz 2019 · Four Knights Game · 1-0 in 52 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1-0
Event Saint Louis Blitz 2019
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 10.4
Date 2019.08.14
Opening Four Knights Game (C47)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

k1b5/1P6/P7/K7/5B2/6pp/7P/8 b - - 0 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.d4 exd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 Bb4
  6. 6.Nxc6 bxc6
  7. 7.Bd3 O-O
  8. 8.O-O d5
  9. 9.Bd2 Bxc3
  10. 10.Bxc3 Nxe4
  11. 11.Bxe4 dxe4
  12. 12.Qh5 Qd6
  13. 13.Rfe1 Re8
  14. 14.Re3 Re6
  15. 15.Rd1 Qe7
  16. 16.Rg3 Rg6
  17. 17.Qe5 Be6
  18. 18.Rxg6 fxg6
  19. 19.Qxe4 Re8
  20. 20.Qxc6 Bg4
  21. 21.Qc4+ Qe6
  22. 22.Qxc7 Qf7
  23. 23.Qxf7+ Kxf7
  24. 24.Rd5 Bf5
  25. 25.f3 Bxc2
  26. 26.Ra5 Re7
  27. 27.Bd4 Bd3
  28. 28.Rxa7 Rxa7
  29. 29.Bxa7 g5
  30. 30.Kf2 Ke6
  31. 31.Ke3 Bf1
  32. 32.g3 h5
  33. 33.Kd4 Be2
  34. 34.Kc5 Bxf3
  35. 35.a4 Kd7
  36. 36.a5 Kc7
  37. 37.b4 h4
  38. 38.b5 Be2
  39. 39.Bb6+ Kc8
  40. 40.a6 Kd7
  41. 41.Ba5 h3
  42. 42.g4 Kc8
  43. 43.Be1 Kb8
  44. 44.Kb6 Bxg4
  45. 45.Bg3+ Ka8
  46. 46.Ka5 Bc8
  47. 47.b6 g4
  48. 48.Be5 g5
  49. 49.Bd6 g3
  50. 50.Bxg3 g4
  51. 51.Bf4 g3
  52. 52.b7+

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