Levon Aronian vs Alireza Firouzja

chess.com Speed 2019 · English Opening · 0-1 in 42 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 0-1
Event chess.com Speed 2019
Site chess.com INT
Round 1.17
Date 2019.10.03
Opening English Opening (A28)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

3r3k/p5p1/7p/1P6/5q1P/PR1r4/5P2/5Q1K w - - 0 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 e5
  3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4.d3 Bb4
  5. 5.Bd2 O-O
  6. 6.g3 d6
  7. 7.Bg2 Be6
  8. 8.O-O Qc8
  9. 9.a3 Bxc3
  10. 10.Bxc3 Bh3
  11. 11.b4 Bxg2
  12. 12.Kxg2 Ne7
  13. 13.e4 Ng6
  14. 14.Re1 Re8
  15. 15.Rc1 c5
  16. 16.bxc5 dxc5
  17. 17.Nd2 Qd7
  18. 18.Re3 Rad8
  19. 19.h3 b6
  20. 20.Bb2 Qc6
  21. 21.Qe2 h6
  22. 22.Nb1 Nh7
  23. 23.Kh2 Ng5
  24. 24.Nc3 Qd7
  25. 25.Qf1 f5
  26. 26.exf5 Qxf5
  27. 27.Ne4 Nxe4
  28. 28.Rxe4 Rf8
  29. 29.Kg1 Qf3
  30. 30.Rd1 Rd7
  31. 31.Bc1 Rfd8
  32. 32.Re3 Qf5
  33. 33.h4 b5
  34. 34.cxb5 c4
  35. 35.d4 exd4
  36. 36.Qxc4+ Kh8
  37. 37.Rb3 Ne5
  38. 38.Qf1 d3
  39. 39.Bf4 Nf3+
  40. 40.Kh1 Nxh4
  41. 41.gxh4 Qxf4
  42. 42.Rdxd3 Rxd3

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