Levon Aronian vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

Saint Louis Rapid 2017 · English Opening · 0-1 in 63 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 0-1
Event Saint Louis Rapid 2017
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 2.2
Date 2017.08.14
Opening English Opening (A34)
Moves 63
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/5pk1/4p1p1/2b1P1P1/5P1K/1R6/5nr1/5R2 w - - 5 64

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 c5
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.e3 Nxc3
  6. 6.bxc3 g6
  7. 7.h4 Bg7
  8. 8.h5 Nc6
  9. 9.Be2 b6
  10. 10.Kf1 Qd6
  11. 11.d4 O-O
  12. 12.Ba3 Bf5
  13. 13.Kg1 Rfd8
  14. 14.Qa4 Qf6
  15. 15.hxg6 hxg6
  16. 16.Rf1 Rac8
  17. 17.Bb2 Na5
  18. 18.Ba1 c4
  19. 19.Ne5 Qe6
  20. 20.Nf3 Bd3
  21. 21.Qd1 Qf5
  22. 22.Bxd3 Qxd3
  23. 23.Qc1 Nc6
  24. 24.Rd1 Qf5
  25. 25.Re1 Qa5
  26. 26.e4 e6
  27. 27.g3 Qxa2
  28. 28.e5 Ne7
  29. 29.Ng5 Nd5
  30. 30.Ne4 b5
  31. 31.Qg5 b4
  32. 32.cxb4 Qa3
  33. 33.Rc1 Qf3
  34. 34.Rh4 Rf8
  35. 35.Qd2 Qd3
  36. 36.Bc3 Qf3
  37. 37.Qg5 Rc7
  38. 38.Be1 Rb8
  39. 39.Nc5 c3
  40. 40.Na6 Rcc8
  41. 41.Nxb8 Rxb8
  42. 42.Qg4 Qxg4
  43. 43.Rxg4 Rc8
  44. 44.Re4 Bf8
  45. 45.b5 Ba3
  46. 46.Rc2 Rc4
  47. 47.Ree2 Bb4
  48. 48.Ra2 Nc7
  49. 49.Rxa7 Nxb5
  50. 50.Ra8+ Kg7
  51. 51.Bxc3 Bxc3
  52. 52.Kg2 Rxd4
  53. 53.f4 Rd3
  54. 54.Rf2 Bd4
  55. 55.Rf3 Rd2+
  56. 56.Kh3 Nc3
  57. 57.Ra1 Ne4
  58. 58.Raf1 Nf2+
  59. 59.Kh4 Bc5
  60. 60.g4 Ne4
  61. 61.g5 Rh2+
  62. 62.Rh3 Rg2
  63. 63.Rb3 Nf2

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