Levon Aronian vs Alireza Firouzja

chess.com Speed 2019 · English Opening · 1-0 in 54 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 2019
Site chess.com INT
Round 1.5
Date 2019.10.03
Opening English Opening (A29)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/6Q1/5p2/p3p1k1/4P3/P1R2P2/1P4nK/4q3 b - - 1 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 e5
  3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4.g3 d5
  5. 5.cxd5 Nxd5
  6. 6.Bg2 Nb6
  7. 7.O-O Be7
  8. 8.d3 O-O
  9. 9.a3 Be6
  10. 10.Be3 f6
  11. 11.Rc1 a5
  12. 12.Na4 Nd5
  13. 13.Bc5 Bf7
  14. 14.Qc2 Kh8
  15. 15.Rfd1 Bh5
  16. 16.d4 Bxc5
  17. 17.dxc5 Bxf3
  18. 18.Bxf3 Nd4
  19. 19.Qc4 c6
  20. 20.Bg2 Qe8
  21. 21.e3 Ne6
  22. 22.Bxd5 cxd5
  23. 23.Rxd5 Qh5
  24. 24.Nb6 Rae8
  25. 25.h4 g5
  26. 26.Rd6 gxh4
  27. 27.Qxh4 Qf5
  28. 28.e4 Qg6
  29. 29.Kg2 Nf4+
  30. 30.Kh2 Ne6
  31. 31.Rc3 Ng5
  32. 32.f3 Qg8
  33. 33.Nd5 Rd8
  34. 34.Rxd8 Rxd8
  35. 35.Qh6 Qf7
  36. 36.g4 Rg8
  37. 37.Kg2 Rg6
  38. 38.Qh4 Kg7
  39. 39.Ne3 Qa2
  40. 40.Qf2 Ne6
  41. 41.Qd2 Nf4+
  42. 42.Kf2 Qb1
  43. 43.c6 Nh3+
  44. 44.Kg3 Qg1+
  45. 45.Qg2 Qe1+
  46. 46.Kh2 Nf4
  47. 47.Nf5+ Kf7
  48. 48.cxb7 Nxg2
  49. 49.b8=Q Rh6+
  50. 50.Nxh6+ Kg6
  51. 51.Qg8+ Kxh6
  52. 52.g5+ Kh5
  53. 53.Qxh7+ Kxg5
  54. 54.Qg7+

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