Levon Aronian vs Alireza Firouzja

Chessable Masters Prelim · 2021 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 42 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Chessable Masters Prelim
Site chess24.com INT
Round 2.2
Date 2021.07.31
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 42
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Final Position

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

3k4/3r1pp1/pN6/P3p2p/4P2P/4KPP1/8/8 w - - 0 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Nbd7
  5. 5.Qc2 dxc4
  6. 6.e4 c5
  7. 7.Bxc4 cxd4
  8. 8.Nxd4 Ne5
  9. 9.Bb5+ Bd7
  10. 10.Bf4 Ng6
  11. 11.Bg3 Bb4
  12. 12.O-O O-O
  13. 13.Rfd1 Bxb5
  14. 14.Ndxb5 Qa5
  15. 15.a3 Bxc3
  16. 16.Nxc3 Rfd8
  17. 17.f3 h5
  18. 18.h4 Qc5+
  19. 19.Qf2 Qa5
  20. 20.Rxd8+ Qxd8
  21. 21.Rd1 Qa5
  22. 22.Qe3 e5
  23. 23.Bf2 a6
  24. 24.Rd6 Qc7
  25. 25.Qb6 Qe7
  26. 26.g3 Rc8
  27. 27.Be3 Nf8
  28. 28.Qb4 Ne6
  29. 29.Rb6 Qd7
  30. 30.Qd6 Rd8
  31. 31.Qxd7 Rxd7
  32. 32.Kf2 Kf8
  33. 33.a4 Ke8
  34. 34.a5 Nd8
  35. 35.Bg5 Nh7
  36. 36.Bxd8 Kxd8
  37. 37.Nd5 Nf8
  38. 38.b4 Ne6
  39. 39.b5 Nc5
  40. 40.Ke3 Na4
  41. 41.bxa6 Nxb6
  42. 42.Nxb6 bxa6

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