Levon Aronian vs Nigel Short

chess.com IoM Masters · 2018 · English Opening · 1-0 in 49 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Nigel Short
Result 1-0
Event chess.com IoM Masters
Site Douglas ENG
Round 7.9
Date 2018.10.26
Opening English Opening (A21)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/2q2k2/2pN1P2/8/p5P1/3Q3P/P4PK1/4r3 b - - 3 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 d6
  3. 3.Nf3 f5
  4. 4.g3 Be7
  5. 5.Bg2 Nf6
  6. 6.d3 O-O
  7. 7.O-O Kh8
  8. 8.b4 Qe8
  9. 9.Bg5 Nbd7
  10. 10.Rc1 h6
  11. 11.Bd2 c6
  12. 12.e3 g5
  13. 13.Ne2 e4
  14. 14.Ne1 Ne5
  15. 15.Bc3 g4
  16. 16.dxe4 fxe4
  17. 17.Nf4 Nf3+
  18. 18.Bxf3 gxf3
  19. 19.Qc2 Kg8
  20. 20.Rd1 a5
  21. 21.b5 a4
  22. 22.Bxf6 Bxf6
  23. 23.Rxd6 Be5
  24. 24.Rxh6 Bf5
  25. 25.g4 Bh7
  26. 26.Rxh7 Kxh7
  27. 27.Qxe4+ Kg7
  28. 28.Qxf3 Bxf4
  29. 29.exf4 Rd8
  30. 30.Ng2 Rd4
  31. 31.Qc3 Qd7
  32. 32.bxc6 bxc6
  33. 33.Qa5 Kg8
  34. 34.h3 Rxc4
  35. 35.Re1 Qd5
  36. 36.Qc7 Re4
  37. 37.Rc1 Rf7
  38. 38.Qb6 Rc4
  39. 39.Re1 Re4
  40. 40.Ne3 Qd6
  41. 41.f5 Rb4
  42. 42.Qa6 Re7
  43. 43.Rd1 Qc7
  44. 44.Qd3 Rbe4
  45. 45.f6 R7e5
  46. 46.Nf5 Re1+
  47. 47.Rxe1 Rxe1+
  48. 48.Kg2 Kf7
  49. 49.Nd6+

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