Levon Aronian vs Alireza Firouzja

CCT Final RR 2024 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 54 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 1/2-1/2
Event CCT Final RR 2024
Site Oslo NOR
Round 1.2
Date 2024.12.17
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 54
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Final Position

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

8/4B3/8/3bPkp1/5p1p/5P1P/6P1/4K3 w - - 9 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.Bxc6 dxc6
  6. 6.c3 Bd6
  7. 7.h3 h6
  8. 8.Be3 Be6
  9. 9.Nbd2 Qe7
  10. 10.Nf1 O-O-O
  11. 11.Ng3 Kb8
  12. 12.Qc2 c5
  13. 13.Nd2 g6
  14. 14.b3 Nd7
  15. 15.Ne2 f5
  16. 16.f3 f4
  17. 17.Bf2 g5
  18. 18.O-O-O h5
  19. 19.d4 cxd4
  20. 20.cxd4 exd4
  21. 21.Nxd4 Ne5
  22. 22.Kb1 Bc8
  23. 23.Nf5 Qe6
  24. 24.Bd4 b6
  25. 25.Nc4 Nxc4
  26. 26.Qxc4 Qxc4
  27. 27.bxc4 Rhf8
  28. 28.Nxd6 Rxd6
  29. 29.c5 Rc6
  30. 30.cxb6 axb6
  31. 31.Rc1 Rxc1+
  32. 32.Rxc1 Kb7
  33. 33.Be5 Rf7
  34. 34.Kb2 Be6
  35. 35.a3 Rd7
  36. 36.Kc3 c5
  37. 37.Rc2 Kc6
  38. 38.Rd2 b5
  39. 39.Rxd7 Kxd7
  40. 40.Kd2 Bc4
  41. 41.Ke1 Ke6
  42. 42.Bc3 h4
  43. 43.Ba5 Kf7
  44. 44.Kf2 b4
  45. 45.axb4 cxb4
  46. 46.Bxb4 Kg6
  47. 47.Be7 Bb5
  48. 48.Ke1 Bc4
  49. 49.Bd8 Bb5
  50. 50.e5 Bc4
  51. 51.Kf2 Kf5
  52. 52.Bf6 Bd5
  53. 53.Be7 Bc4
  54. 54.Ke1 Bd5

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