Levon Aronian vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

chess.com Speed 2020 · Sicilian Defense · 1-0 in 82 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 2020
Site chess.com INT
Round 1.33
Date 2020.11.11
Opening Sicilian Defense (B50)
Moves 82
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/8/8/8/6K1/7p/R5k1 b - - 3 82

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.c3 Nf6
  4. 4.Be2 g6
  5. 5.O-O Bg7
  6. 6.d3 O-O
  7. 7.Be3 Nc6
  8. 8.Nbd2 e5
  9. 9.a3 Ne8
  10. 10.b4 f5
  11. 11.exf5 gxf5
  12. 12.Bg5 Nf6
  13. 13.bxc5 dxc5
  14. 14.Re1 Qc7
  15. 15.Bf1 Bd7
  16. 16.Nc4 Rae8
  17. 17.g3 Nd5
  18. 18.Qc2 h6
  19. 19.Bd2 f4
  20. 20.Bg2 b5
  21. 21.Nfxe5 f3
  22. 22.Bxf3 Rxf3
  23. 23.Nxf3 bxc4
  24. 24.dxc4 Nf6
  25. 25.Bf4 Qc8
  26. 26.Rxe8+ Qxe8
  27. 27.Re1 Qf7
  28. 28.Ne5 Nxe5
  29. 29.Bxe5 Bc6
  30. 30.Qf5 Bd7
  31. 31.Qf4 Qg6
  32. 32.Bxf6 Bxf6
  33. 33.Qb8+ Kf7
  34. 34.Qxa7 Qf5
  35. 35.Rd1 Ke7
  36. 36.Qc7 Bxc3
  37. 37.Qd6+ Kd8
  38. 38.Qb8+ Ke7
  39. 39.Qd6+ Ke8
  40. 40.Qb8+ Kf7
  41. 41.Qf4 Qxf4
  42. 42.gxf4 Bd4
  43. 43.Kg2 Be6
  44. 44.Rc1 Bb2
  45. 45.Rc2 Bxa3
  46. 46.Kf3 Kf6
  47. 47.Ke3 Bb4
  48. 48.Rc1 Ba5
  49. 49.Kd3 Bf5+
  50. 50.Ke3 Be6
  51. 51.Kd3 Bc7
  52. 52.Ke4 Bf5+
  53. 53.Kd5 Bxf4
  54. 54.Rh1 h5
  55. 55.h4 Bg4
  56. 56.Kxc5 Bf3
  57. 57.Rh3 Bg2
  58. 58.Rd3 Kf5
  59. 59.Kb6 Bf1
  60. 60.Rd5+ Kg4
  61. 61.c5 Bg2
  62. 62.Rd4 Kf5
  63. 63.c6 Be5
  64. 64.Rd8 Kg4
  65. 65.Rg8+ Kh3
  66. 66.c7 Bxc7+
  67. 67.Kxc7 Bf1
  68. 68.f4 Bd3
  69. 69.Kd6 Kxh4
  70. 70.Ke5 Kh3
  71. 71.f5 h4
  72. 72.f6 Bc4
  73. 73.Rc8 Ba2
  74. 74.Kf4 Be6
  75. 75.Rc6 Bg8
  76. 76.Rc7 Kh2
  77. 77.f7 Bxf7
  78. 78.Rxf7 h3
  79. 79.Rg7 Kh1
  80. 80.Kg3 h2
  81. 81.Ra7 Kg1
  82. 82.Ra1#

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