Levon Aronian vs Alireza Firouzja

Superbet POL Blitz 2025 · Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange · 1-0 in 43 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 1-0
Event Superbet POL Blitz 2025
Site Warsaw POL
Round 6.2
Date 2025.04.29
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange (D35)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5r1k/1pr2nR1/5P1p/2pp4/3P3R/P2BP3/1P3K1P/8 b - - 1 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e6
  2. 2.Nc3 d5
  3. 3.d4 Nf6
  4. 4.cxd5 exd5
  5. 5.Bg5 c6
  6. 6.e3 h6
  7. 7.Bh4 Be7
  8. 8.Bd3 O-O
  9. 9.Nge2 Ne8
  10. 10.Bg3 Nd6
  11. 11.O-O Re8
  12. 12.Qc2 a5
  13. 13.Rae1 Na6
  14. 14.a3 Bh4
  15. 15.Bxh4 Qxh4
  16. 16.Ng3 Nc7
  17. 17.Na4 Be6
  18. 18.f4 Bd7
  19. 19.Nb6 Rad8
  20. 20.Qc5 Qf6
  21. 21.f5 Bc8
  22. 22.Qxa5 Qg5
  23. 23.Qd2 h5
  24. 24.Qf2 h4
  25. 25.Nh1 Ne4
  26. 26.Qf4 Qxf4
  27. 27.Rxf4 h3
  28. 28.gxh3 Nd6
  29. 29.Ng3 f6
  30. 30.h4 Re7
  31. 31.Kf2 Bd7
  32. 32.Nxd7 Rexd7
  33. 33.h5 Kh7
  34. 34.h6 gxh6
  35. 35.Nh5 Rf8
  36. 36.Rg1 Nce8
  37. 37.Rg6 Re7
  38. 38.Rh4 Nf7
  39. 39.Nxf6+ Nxf6
  40. 40.Rxf6 Rc7
  41. 41.Rg6 Kh8
  42. 42.f6 c5
  43. 43.Rg7

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