Levon Aronian vs Wesley So

Saint Louis Blitz 2020 · Italian Game · 1/2-1/2 in 57 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Wesley So
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Saint Louis Blitz 2020
Site lichess.org INT
Round 3.3
Date 2020.09.18
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 57
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Final Position

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

4k3/7R/3p1p1p/5P2/3Nn3/2P1r1P1/6K1/8 w - - 12 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.d3 Nf6
  5. 5.c3 d6
  6. 6.O-O O-O
  7. 7.Nbd2 a6
  8. 8.Bb3 h6
  9. 9.Re1 Re8
  10. 10.Nf1 Ba7
  11. 11.Ng3 Be6
  12. 12.Ba4 b5
  13. 13.Bc2 d5
  14. 14.exd5 Bxd5
  15. 15.Be3 Bxe3
  16. 16.Rxe3 Qd7
  17. 17.h3 Re6
  18. 18.Ne4 Bxe4
  19. 19.dxe4 Rd6
  20. 20.Qf1 Qe7
  21. 21.a4 b4
  22. 22.a5 bxc3
  23. 23.bxc3 Rb8
  24. 24.Bd3 Ra8
  25. 25.Bxa6 Nd7
  26. 26.Bb7 Ra7
  27. 27.Bxc6 Rxc6
  28. 28.Qb5 Rb6
  29. 29.Qc4 Rba6
  30. 30.Rd3 Nc5
  31. 31.Rd5 Rxa5
  32. 32.Rxa5 Rxa5
  33. 33.Rxe5 Qd6
  34. 34.Qd4 f6
  35. 35.Qxd6 cxd6
  36. 36.Re7 Kf8
  37. 37.Rc7 Nxe4
  38. 38.Nd4 Re5
  39. 39.f3 Nc5
  40. 40.Rc8+ Kf7
  41. 41.Rc7+ Kf8
  42. 42.Rc6 Ke7
  43. 43.f4 Re1+
  44. 44.Kf2 Nd3+
  45. 45.Kg3 Re3+
  46. 46.Kh2 g6
  47. 47.f5 g5
  48. 48.Rc7+ Ke8
  49. 49.Rh7 g4
  50. 50.hxg4 Ne5
  51. 51.g3 Nxg4+
  52. 52.Kh3 Nf2+
  53. 53.Kg2 Ne4
  54. 54.Rh8+ Ke7
  55. 55.Rh7+ Ke8
  56. 56.Rh8+ Ke7
  57. 57.Rh7+ Ke8

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