Levon Aronian vs Wesley So

chess.com SpeedChess 2023 · Caro-Kann, Exchange · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Wesley So
Result 1-0
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 1.24
Date 2023.09.05
Opening Caro-Kann, Exchange (B13)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3R4/1pr3bk/4p2p/2P5/1P2QP1q/8/5P1P/3R2K1 b - - 3 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.exd5 cxd5
  4. 4.Nf3 Nc6
  5. 5.c4 Nf6
  6. 6.Nc3 g6
  7. 7.c5 Bg4
  8. 8.Bb5 Bg7
  9. 9.O-O O-O
  10. 10.Be3 Ne4
  11. 11.Ne2 Bxf3
  12. 12.gxf3 Nf6
  13. 13.Rc1 Rc8
  14. 14.Qb3 a6
  15. 15.Bd3 Qd7
  16. 16.Rfd1 e5
  17. 17.dxe5 Nxe5
  18. 18.Nd4 Nh5
  19. 19.Bf1 Nc6
  20. 20.Ne2 d4
  21. 21.Ng3 Nf6
  22. 22.Bg5 h6
  23. 23.Bf4 Rfe8
  24. 24.Qc4 Ne5
  25. 25.Bxe5 Rxe5
  26. 26.Rxd4 Qe7
  27. 27.b4 Nh5
  28. 28.Rcd1 Rc7
  29. 29.Rd6 Kh7
  30. 30.a3 a5
  31. 31.Qb5 axb4
  32. 32.axb4 Nf4
  33. 33.Qc4 Ne6
  34. 34.f4 Rf5
  35. 35.Nxf5 gxf5
  36. 36.Bh3 Qf6
  37. 37.Qd5 Qh4
  38. 38.Bxf5+ Kh8
  39. 39.Bxe6 fxe6
  40. 40.Rd8+ Kh7
  41. 41.Qe4#

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