Levon Aronian vs Alireza Firouzja

Superbet ROM Classic 2025 · Sicilian, Taimanov · 1/2-1/2 in 58 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Superbet ROM Classic 2025
Site Bucharest ROU
Round 5.1
Date 2025.05.11
Opening Sicilian, Taimanov (B47)
Moves 58
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/8/8/2k5/7K/8 w - - 0 59

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4.d4 cxd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 Qc7
  6. 6.g3 a6
  7. 7.Bg2 Bc5
  8. 8.Nxc6 dxc6
  9. 9.e5 Qxe5+
  10. 10.Ne4 Nf6
  11. 11.Bf4 Qxb2
  12. 12.Rb1 Qd4
  13. 13.Nxc5 Qxc5
  14. 14.O-O Nd5
  15. 15.Be5 O-O
  16. 16.Bd4 Qc4
  17. 17.Qd2 f6
  18. 18.f4 c5
  19. 19.Bf2 Bd7
  20. 20.Rxb7 Bc6
  21. 21.Rb3 Rfd8
  22. 22.Re1 Nb4
  23. 23.Qc3 Qxc3
  24. 24.Rxc3 Bxg2
  25. 25.Kxg2 Rd2
  26. 26.Rxc5 Re8
  27. 27.Kf3 Nxc2
  28. 28.Re2 Nd4+
  29. 29.Bxd4 Rxd4
  30. 30.Rc6 Ra4
  31. 31.Rcxe6 Rxe6
  32. 32.Rxe6 Rxa2
  33. 33.f5 h5
  34. 34.h4 a5
  35. 35.Ra6 a4
  36. 36.Ra8+ Kh7
  37. 37.Ke3 a3
  38. 38.Kf3 Ra1
  39. 39.Kg2 Ra2+
  40. 40.Kf3 Ra1
  41. 41.Kg2 g5
  42. 42.hxg5 fxg5
  43. 43.Ra7+ Kh6
  44. 44.f6 Ra2+
  45. 45.Kg1 Kg6
  46. 46.f7 Kg7
  47. 47.Kh1 h4
  48. 48.gxh4 gxh4
  49. 49.Kg1 h3
  50. 50.Kh1 Kf8
  51. 51.Ra4 Kxf7
  52. 52.Rf4+ Ke6
  53. 53.Rf3 Kd5
  54. 54.Rxh3 Kc4
  55. 55.Rf3 Ra1+
  56. 56.Kh2 Rc1
  57. 57.Rxa3 Rc3
  58. 58.Rxc3+ Kxc3

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