Carlsen, Magnus – Aronian, Levon (No content to display) Carlsen, Magnus (2840) Aronian, Levon (2729) Result: 1/2-1/2 Metadata » Click to open. Date: December 8, 2025 Location: Grootbos RSA Tournament: Freestyle Grand Slam RR Round: 6.1 Opening: Submitted by: Published on: December 21, 2025 [Event "Freestyle Grand Slam RR"] [Site "Grootbos RSA"] [Date "2025.12.08"] [Round "6.1"] [White "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Black "Aronian, Levon"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2840"] [BlackElo "2729"] [WhiteFideId "1503014"] [BlackFideId "13300474"] [Variant "Chess960"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "nqbbnrkr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/NQBBNRKR w KQkq - 0 1"] [EventDate "2025.12.08"] 1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Nb6 4. Qd3 Qe5 5. Bf3 Nf6 6. Qb5 Qd6 7. c4 a6 8. Qb3 Qf4 9. Be2 e6 10. dxe6 Bxe6 11. Qc2 Re8 12. d3 Qf5 13. Be3 Ng4 14. Bxg4 Qxg4 15. Bxc5 Nxc4 16. dxc4 Bxc4 17. h3 Qe4 18. Qxe4 Rxe4 19. b3 Bxf1 20. Kxf1 h5 21. Nac2 Rh6 22. f3 Re8 23. Kf2 Rc6 24. Bd4 Bg5 25. Rf1 Rd6 26. Kg3 Re2 27. f4 Bf6 28. Bxf6 Rxf6 29. Kf3 Rfe6 30. f5 Re8 31. g4 h4 32. g5 Rh2 33. Kg4 Re4+ 34. Rf4 Rxf4+ 35. Kxf4 Rxh3 36. Nf3 Rh1 37. a4 Rf1 38. Kg4 h3 39. Ncd4 Rh1 40. Kg3 Kf8 41. Ne2 Rf1 42. Nfd4 Rh1 43. Nf4 h2 44. Nfe2 Rg1+ 45. Kxh2 Rxg5 46. Kh3 Ke7 47. Ng3 g6 48. Nf3 Rxf5 49. Nxf5+ gxf5 50. Kg3 Kd6 51. Kf4 Kc5 52. Kxf5 b5 53. a5 Kb4 54. Nd4 Kxa5 55. Nc2 Kb6 56. Ke5 Kc5 57. Ke4 a5 58. Kd3 f5 59. Kc3 b4+ 60. Kd3 a4 61. bxa4 b3 62. Nd4 Kb4 63. Nxb3 Kxa4 64. Nd4 Kb4 65. Nxf5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Freestyle Grand Slam RR"] [Site "Grootbos RSA"] [Date "2025.12.08"] [Round "6.1"] [White "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Black "Aronian, Levon"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2840"] [BlackElo "2729"] [WhiteFideId "1503014"] [BlackFideId "13300474"] [Variant "Chess960"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "nqbbnrkr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/NQBBNRKR w KQkq - 0 1"] [EventDate "2025.12.08"] 1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Nb6 4. Qd3 Qe5 5. Bf3 Nf6 6. Qb5 Qd6 7. c4 a6 8. Qb3 Qf4 9. Be2 e6 10. dxe6 Bxe6 11. Qc2 Re8 12. d3 Qf5 13. Be3 Ng4 14. Bxg4 Qxg4 15. Bxc5 Nxc4 16. dxc4 Bxc4 17. h3 Qe4 18. Qxe4 Rxe4 19. b3 Bxf1 20. Kxf1 h5 21. Nac2 Rh6 22. f3 Re8 23. Kf2 Rc6 24. Bd4 Bg5 25. Rf1 Rd6 26. Kg3 Re2 27. f4 Bf6 28. Bxf6 Rxf6 29. Kf3 Rfe6 30. f5 Re8 31. g4 h4 32. g5 Rh2 33. Kg4 Re4+ 34. Rf4 Rxf4+ 35. Kxf4 Rxh3 36. Nf3 Rh1 37. a4 Rf1 38. Kg4 h3 39. Ncd4 Rh1 40. Kg3 Kf8 41. Ne2 Rf1 42. Nfd4 Rh1 43. Nf4 h2 44. Nfe2 Rg1+ 45. Kxh2 Rxg5 46. Kh3 Ke7 47. Ng3 g6 48. Nf3 Rxf5 49. Nxf5+ gxf5 50. Kg3 Kd6 51. Kf4 Kc5 52. Kxf5 b5 53. a5 Kb4 54. Nd4 Kxa5 55. Nc2 Kb6 56. Ke5 Kc5 57. Ke4 a5 58. Kd3 f5 59. Kc3 b4+ 60. Kd3 a4 61. bxa4 b3 62. Nd4 Kb4 63. Nxb3 Kxa4 64. Nd4 Kb4 65. Nxf5 1/2-1/2 White to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Black to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Warning: This game can only be seen if JavaScript is enabled in your browser. No related posts.
