Levon Aronian vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

Skilling Open KO 2020 · English Opening · 0-1 in 41 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 0-1
Event Skilling Open KO 2020
Site chess24.com INT
Round 1.31
Date 2020.11.26
Opening English Opening (A34)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/p4pk1/4Pq1p/4Q1pP/2p5/6P1/r4P1K/8 w - - 2 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nf6
  3. 3.g3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.Bg2 Nc7
  6. 6.d3 e5
  7. 7.Be3 Be7
  8. 8.Rc1 Ne6
  9. 9.Nf3 Nc6
  10. 10.O-O O-O
  11. 11.a3 Bd7
  12. 12.Nd5 b6
  13. 13.b4 Rc8
  14. 14.Nxe7+ Qxe7
  15. 15.bxc5 Nxc5
  16. 16.Bxc5 bxc5
  17. 17.e3 Rfd8
  18. 18.Qb3 Bf5
  19. 19.Rfd1 e4
  20. 20.dxe4 Rxd1+
  21. 21.Qxd1 Bxe4
  22. 22.Qa4 h6
  23. 23.h4 Rb8
  24. 24.Nd2 Bxg2
  25. 25.Kxg2 Ne5
  26. 26.Qe4 Qd6
  27. 27.Nc4 Nxc4
  28. 28.Rxc4 g6
  29. 29.h5 g5
  30. 30.Qf5 Rb5
  31. 31.a4 Qc6+
  32. 32.e4 Ra5
  33. 33.Kh2 Qa6
  34. 34.Rc3 c4
  35. 35.e5 Rxa4
  36. 36.Qc8+ Kg7
  37. 37.Qd7 Ra2
  38. 38.Rf3 Qe6
  39. 39.Qc7 Qd5
  40. 40.e6 Qxf3
  41. 41.Qe5+ Qf6

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