Levon Aronian vs Ding Liren

chess.com Speed 2021 · Queen's Pawn Game · 0-1 in 41 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Ding Liren
Result 0-1
Event chess.com Speed 2021
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.25
Date 2021.12.06
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (D02)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

3b3Q/p2q1p2/1p2p1k1/4P1p1/8/4Bb2/P5PK/8 w - - 0 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 d5
  3. 3.Bf4 c5
  4. 4.e3 Nc6
  5. 5.Nbd2 Qb6
  6. 6.dxc5 Qxb2
  7. 7.Rb1 Qc3
  8. 8.Bb5 e6
  9. 9.O-O Be7
  10. 10.e4 O-O
  11. 11.e5 Nd7
  12. 12.Nb3 Qb4
  13. 13.Nbd4 Qxc5
  14. 14.c3 Qxc3
  15. 15.Rb3 Qc5
  16. 16.Be3 Nxd4
  17. 17.Bxd4 Qc7
  18. 18.Bd3 Nc5
  19. 19.Rc3 b6
  20. 20.Bxh7+ Kxh7
  21. 21.Nd2 Rh8
  22. 22.Rh3+ Kg8
  23. 23.Rxh8+ Kxh8
  24. 24.Qh5+ Kg8
  25. 25.Rc1 g6
  26. 26.Qg4 Qd7
  27. 27.h4 Ba6
  28. 28.Rc3 Ne4
  29. 29.Nxe4 dxe4
  30. 30.Be3 Rc8
  31. 31.Rxc8+ Qxc8
  32. 32.h5 Kg7
  33. 33.h6+ Kh7
  34. 34.Qf4 Qe8
  35. 35.Qxe4 Qd7
  36. 36.Qf4 Bd8
  37. 37.Kh2 Bb7
  38. 38.f3 g5
  39. 39.Qg4 Kxh6
  40. 40.Qh4+ Kg6
  41. 41.Qh8 Bxf3

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