Levon Aronian vs Alireza Firouzja

World Rapid 2019 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 57 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Rapid 2019
Site Moscow RUS
Round 6.9
Date 2019.12.27
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 57
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Final Position

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

6Q1/1P6/3p1p1k/3P2pp/8/pq6/1bR5/1K6 w - - 8 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.f3 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be6
  8. 8.Be3 h5
  9. 9.Nd5 Bxd5
  10. 10.exd5 Nbd7
  11. 11.Qd2 g6
  12. 12.O-O-O Qc7
  13. 13.Kb1 Bg7
  14. 14.Be2 a5
  15. 15.a4 O-O
  16. 16.Bb5 Nb6
  17. 17.h4 Rfc8
  18. 18.Bxb6 Qxb6
  19. 19.Rhg1 e4
  20. 20.Rge1 Rc7
  21. 21.fxe4 Ng4
  22. 22.Re2 Rcc8
  23. 23.Qe1 Ne5
  24. 24.Qf2 Qd8
  25. 25.g3 Nc4
  26. 26.c3 Qe7
  27. 27.Nc1 Rc7
  28. 28.Nd3 Rac8
  29. 29.Ka2 Ne5
  30. 30.Nxe5 Bxe5
  31. 31.Re3 Kg7
  32. 32.Rf3 Rc5
  33. 33.Rf1 f6
  34. 34.Rg1 Rxb5
  35. 35.axb5 Qd7
  36. 36.Qe2 Rc5
  37. 37.c4 Qc8
  38. 38.Rc1 Rxb5
  39. 39.cxb5 Qxc1
  40. 40.Ra3 b6
  41. 41.Ra4 Qg1
  42. 42.Rc4 Qxg3
  43. 43.Rc6 Qg1
  44. 44.Rc8 Qg4
  45. 45.Rc7+ Kh6
  46. 46.Qe3+ g5
  47. 47.Rc2 Qxh4
  48. 48.Qxb6 Qxe4
  49. 49.Qc6 a4
  50. 50.b6 Qb4
  51. 51.b7 Qb3+
  52. 52.Kb1 a3
  53. 53.Qc8 Bxb2
  54. 54.Qh8+ Kg6
  55. 55.Qg8+ Kh6
  56. 56.Qh8+ Kg6
  57. 57.Qg8+ Kh6

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