Levon Aronian vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

chess.com Speed 2020 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 0-1 in 36 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 0-1
Event chess.com Speed 2020
Site chess.com INT
Round 1.12
Date 2020.11.11
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 36
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

r5k1/6b1/1p6/4ppQ1/8/1bP2P2/PR5P/K1Bq4 w - - 0 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.f3 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be6
  8. 8.Be3 Nc6
  9. 9.Qe2 Ne7
  10. 10.O-O-O d5
  11. 11.exd5 Nexd5
  12. 12.Nxd5 Nxd5
  13. 13.Kb1 Qc7
  14. 14.Bc1 Be7
  15. 15.Qe4 Rc8
  16. 16.c3 f5
  17. 17.Qa4+ Kf7
  18. 18.Bd3 Rhd8
  19. 19.Qa5 Qc6
  20. 20.g4 g6
  21. 21.gxf5 gxf5
  22. 22.Rhe1 Bf6
  23. 23.Bc2 b6
  24. 24.Qxa6 Nb4
  25. 25.Qf1 Nxc2
  26. 26.Kxc2 Qa4
  27. 27.Qh3 Rxc3+
  28. 28.Kb1 Ra8
  29. 29.Qxh7+ Bg7
  30. 30.Qh5+ Kg8
  31. 31.Rd8+ Rxd8
  32. 32.bxc3 Ra8
  33. 33.Re2 Qb5
  34. 34.Rb2 Qd3+
  35. 35.Ka1 Qd1
  36. 36.Qg5 Bxb3

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