Levon Aronian vs Alireza Firouzja

Superbet Classic 2022 · Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 62 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Superbet Classic 2022
Site Bucharest ROU
Round 3.4
Date 2022.05.07
Opening Slav Defense (D17)
Moves 62
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Final Position

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

8/8/1k6/8/K7/8/1q6/8 w - - 0 63

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c6
  2. 2.Nf3 d5
  3. 3.d4 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 dxc4
  5. 5.a4 Bf5
  6. 6.Ne5 Nbd7
  7. 7.Nxc4 Qc7
  8. 8.g3 e5
  9. 9.dxe5 Nxe5
  10. 10.Bf4 Nfd7
  11. 11.Bg2 g5
  12. 12.Ne3 gxf4
  13. 13.Nxf5 O-O-O
  14. 14.Qc2 Kb8
  15. 15.gxf4 Nc4
  16. 16.e3 Nc5
  17. 17.Rd1 Rxd1+
  18. 18.Nxd1 Qa5+
  19. 19.Ke2 Qa6
  20. 20.Kf3 Qxa4
  21. 21.Qxa4 Nxa4
  22. 22.Ke2 Ncxb2
  23. 23.Nxb2 Nxb2
  24. 24.Rb1 Na4
  25. 25.Kd2 Nb6
  26. 26.Bf3 Bc5
  27. 27.Nh6 f6
  28. 28.Rg1 a5
  29. 29.Rg8+ Rxg8
  30. 30.Nxg8 f5
  31. 31.Kc2 a4
  32. 32.Nh6 Nc4
  33. 33.Be2 Nd6
  34. 34.Bd3 Ne4
  35. 35.Bxe4 fxe4
  36. 36.Ng8 b5
  37. 37.Nf6 Kc7
  38. 38.Nxh7 b4
  39. 39.Ng5 b3+
  40. 40.Kb2 Bb4
  41. 41.Nxe4 c5
  42. 42.Nc3 Bxc3+
  43. 43.Kxc3 c4
  44. 44.Kb2 Kd6
  45. 45.f5 Ke5
  46. 46.f3 Kxf5
  47. 47.h4 Ke5
  48. 48.h5 Kf5
  49. 49.f4 Ke4
  50. 50.h6 Kd3
  51. 51.h7 c3+
  52. 52.Ka3 c2
  53. 53.h8=Q c1=Q+
  54. 54.Kxa4 b2
  55. 55.Qh7+ Kxe3
  56. 56.Qh3+ Kxf4
  57. 57.Qh4+ Kf5
  58. 58.Qh3+ Ke5
  59. 59.Qh5+ Kd6
  60. 60.Qg6+ Kc7
  61. 61.Qg7+ Kb6
  62. 62.Qxb2+ Qxb2

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