Levon Aronian vs Wesley So

Meltwater Tour Final 2021 · Italian Game · 1-0 in 47 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Wesley So
Result 1-0
Event Meltwater Tour Final 2021
Site chess24.com INT
Round 7.2
Date 2021.10.02
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 47
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2Q5/8/5pk1/2p1p3/4Pr2/3P2K1/8/8 b - - 1 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.Nc3 h6
  6. 6.h3 a6
  7. 7.Be3 d6
  8. 8.a4 Bxe3
  9. 9.fxe3 Be6
  10. 10.b3 d5
  11. 11.exd5 Nxd5
  12. 12.Nxd5 Bxd5
  13. 13.e4 Bxc4
  14. 14.bxc4 O-O
  15. 15.O-O Nd4
  16. 16.Kh2 Ne6
  17. 17.Qe1 f6
  18. 18.Qg3 Nd4
  19. 19.Rf2 Nxf3+
  20. 20.Rxf3 Qd7
  21. 21.Qg6 Qf7
  22. 22.Qg4 b6
  23. 23.Raf1 Kh7
  24. 24.Qf5+ Qg6
  25. 25.g4 c6
  26. 26.Rb1 Rfb8
  27. 27.Rb3 b5
  28. 28.axb5 axb5
  29. 29.cxb5 Ra2
  30. 30.b6 Rxc2+
  31. 31.Kg3 Rc5
  32. 32.Qd7 Qg5
  33. 33.b7 h5
  34. 34.Rb2 Rc1
  35. 35.Rf5 Qe3+
  36. 36.Kh4 Qe1+
  37. 37.Rbf2 Rc2
  38. 38.Qf7 Qxf2+
  39. 39.Rxf2 Rxf2
  40. 40.Qc7 Rxb7
  41. 41.Qxb7 hxg4
  42. 42.hxg4 Rf3
  43. 43.g5 Kg6
  44. 44.Qd7 Rf4+
  45. 45.Kg3 c5
  46. 46.gxf6 gxf6
  47. 47.Qc8

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