Levon Aronian vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

Saint Louis Blitz 2017 · Trompowsky Attack · 1-0 in 58 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1-0
Event Saint Louis Blitz 2017
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 6.3
Date 2017.08.17
Opening Trompowsky Attack (A45)
Moves 58
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

K7/1P3r2/8/8/6p1/7k/1R5P/8 b - - 6 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Bf4 c5
  3. 3.dxc5 Na6
  4. 4.Qd4 Qa5+
  5. 5.c3 Qxc5
  6. 6.e3 e6
  7. 7.Nd2 b6
  8. 8.Nb3 Qc6
  9. 9.Nf3 Nc5
  10. 10.Ne5 Qb7
  11. 11.Nc4 d5
  12. 12.Nd6+ Bxd6
  13. 13.Bxd6 Nce4
  14. 14.Ba3 Qc7
  15. 15.f3 e5
  16. 16.Qa4+ Bd7
  17. 17.Qb4 Nc5
  18. 18.Nxc5 bxc5
  19. 19.Qxc5 Qxc5
  20. 20.Bxc5 Bc6
  21. 21.O-O-O Nd7
  22. 22.Ba3 Nb6
  23. 23.e4 dxe4
  24. 24.Rd6 Bd7
  25. 25.fxe4 O-O
  26. 26.Rxd7 Nxd7
  27. 27.Bxf8 Kxf8
  28. 28.Bd3 Ke7
  29. 29.Kc2 a5
  30. 30.b3 Nc5
  31. 31.Rd1 Rb8
  32. 32.Bc4 Nxe4
  33. 33.Re1 f5
  34. 34.Bd3 Rf8
  35. 35.Bxe4 fxe4
  36. 36.Rxe4 Rf2+
  37. 37.Kd3 Rxa2
  38. 38.Rxe5+ Kd6
  39. 39.Re2 Ra1
  40. 40.Kc4 g5
  41. 41.Rd2+ Ke6
  42. 42.Kb5 Rb1
  43. 43.b4 axb4
  44. 44.cxb4 h5
  45. 45.Kc5 g4
  46. 46.g3 Kf5
  47. 47.Re2 Kg5
  48. 48.b5 h4
  49. 49.gxh4+ Kxh4
  50. 50.b6 Kh3
  51. 51.Kc6 Rc1+
  52. 52.Kd7 Rd1+
  53. 53.Kc7 Rc1+
  54. 54.Kb8 Rh1
  55. 55.b7 Ra1
  56. 56.Rb2 Rf1
  57. 57.Ka7 Rf7
  58. 58.Ka8

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