Levon Aronian vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

chess.com Speed 2020 · French, Winawer · 1/2-1/2 in 55 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com Speed 2020
Site chess.com INT
Round 1.18
Date 2020.11.11
Opening French, Winawer (C19)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/7b/4k2P/p7/8/8/1K6/8 w - - 2 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.e5 Ne7
  5. 5.a3 Bxc3+
  6. 6.bxc3 c5
  7. 7.Qg4 cxd4
  8. 8.Qxg7 Rg8
  9. 9.Qxh7 Qc7
  10. 10.Ne2 Nbc6
  11. 11.h4 dxc3
  12. 12.Qd3 Qxe5
  13. 13.Bf4 Qh8
  14. 14.Nxc3 e5
  15. 15.Bg3 Bf5
  16. 16.Qd2 O-O-O
  17. 17.Rb1 d4
  18. 18.Na4 Rd5
  19. 19.Bc4 Ra5
  20. 20.Nb2 Be4
  21. 21.Bxf7 Bxg2
  22. 22.Nc4 Bxh1
  23. 23.Nxa5 b6
  24. 24.Nxc6 Nxc6
  25. 25.Bxg8 Qxg8
  26. 26.Qe2 Kb7
  27. 27.Rb5 Qa2
  28. 28.f3 d3
  29. 29.cxd3 Qa1+
  30. 30.Qd1 Qd4
  31. 31.Bf2 Qf4
  32. 32.Qd2 Qxf3
  33. 33.Qe3 Qf8
  34. 34.Rxe5 Nxe5
  35. 35.Qxe5 Qxa3
  36. 36.Ke2 Qa2+
  37. 37.Ke3 Qb1
  38. 38.Bg3 Qc1+
  39. 39.Ke2 Qc2+
  40. 40.Ke3 Qc1+
  41. 41.Ke2 Bg2
  42. 42.h5 Bf1+
  43. 43.Kf2 Bh3
  44. 44.Qd5+ Qc6
  45. 45.Qxc6+ Kxc6
  46. 46.Ke3 Bf5
  47. 47.Kd4 a5
  48. 48.Be1 Bh7
  49. 49.h6 Kb5
  50. 50.Kc3 Kc5
  51. 51.Bf2+ Kc6
  52. 52.Bxb6 Kxb6
  53. 53.d4 Kc6
  54. 54.d5+ Kxd5
  55. 55.Kb2 Ke6

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