Levon Aronian vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

FIDE World Bl Team Final · 2025 · Petroff Defense · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1-0
Event FIDE World Bl Team Final
Site London ENG
Round 3.2
Date 2025.06.15
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r5rk/1Q2B3/4b1pp/4Pp2/2P2P2/1P4R1/2q3PP/5RK1 b - - 7 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 d5
  6. 6.Bd3 Nc6
  7. 7.O-O Be7
  8. 8.Re1 Bg4
  9. 9.c3 f5
  10. 10.Nbd2 O-O
  11. 11.Qb3 Na5
  12. 12.Qb5 c6
  13. 13.Qa4 b5
  14. 14.Qc2 Bd6
  15. 15.b3 Qf6
  16. 16.Ne5 Bh5
  17. 17.f3 Bxe5
  18. 18.dxe5 Qh4
  19. 19.Rf1 Nxd2
  20. 20.Qxd2 Bg6
  21. 21.Ba3 Rfe8
  22. 22.f4 Nb7
  23. 23.Bxb5 cxb5
  24. 24.Qxd5+ Bf7
  25. 25.Qxb7 Rac8
  26. 26.Qf3 h6
  27. 27.Bd6 Kh7
  28. 28.Rae1 a5
  29. 29.Re3 a4
  30. 30.Qb7 Be6
  31. 31.Rg3 Rg8
  32. 32.Qxb5 axb3
  33. 33.axb3 Ra8
  34. 34.c4 Qh5
  35. 35.Qb7 Qe2
  36. 36.Qf3 Qc2
  37. 37.Qh5 g6
  38. 38.Qd1 Qe4
  39. 39.Qf3 Qc2
  40. 40.Qb7+ Kh8
  41. 41.Be7

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