Levon Aronian vs Wesley So

chess.com SpeedChess 2023 · French Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 60 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Wesley So
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 1.8
Date 2023.09.05
Opening French Defense (C10)
Moves 60
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Final Position

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

8/8/3B4/p7/k1K5/8/8/8 b - - 1 60

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 e6
  2. 2.e4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 dxe4
  4. 4.Nxe4 Nd7
  5. 5.Nf3 Ngf6
  6. 6.Nxf6+ Nxf6
  7. 7.c3 c5
  8. 8.Be3 Qc7
  9. 9.Bb5+ Bd7
  10. 10.Bxd7+ Nxd7
  11. 11.d5 exd5
  12. 12.Qxd5 Nf6
  13. 13.Qc4 Be7
  14. 14.O-O O-O
  15. 15.Rfe1 Rfe8
  16. 16.Bg5 h6
  17. 17.Bh4 g5
  18. 18.Bg3 Bd6
  19. 19.Nd2 Rxe1+
  20. 20.Rxe1 Re8
  21. 21.Rxe8+ Nxe8
  22. 22.Qa4 Qd8
  23. 23.Nf1 a6
  24. 24.Qd1 Bc7
  25. 25.Qxd8 Bxd8
  26. 26.Ne3 Kg7
  27. 27.Kf1 Kg6
  28. 28.f3 f5
  29. 29.Bf2 Bc7
  30. 30.h4 f4
  31. 31.Nd5 Bd6
  32. 32.hxg5 hxg5
  33. 33.Ke2 Kf5
  34. 34.Kd3 Ng7
  35. 35.Nb6 g4
  36. 36.fxg4+ Kxg4
  37. 37.Ke4 Nf5
  38. 38.Nc4 Bc7
  39. 39.Nd2 Bd8
  40. 40.Nf3 Be7
  41. 41.Ne5+ Kg5
  42. 42.Nd3 Kg4
  43. 43.Ne5+ Kg5
  44. 44.c4 b6
  45. 45.b3 Bf6
  46. 46.Nd3 Kg4
  47. 47.Nxf4 Nd6+
  48. 48.Kd5 Nxc4
  49. 49.bxc4 Kxf4
  50. 50.Kc6 Bd8
  51. 51.a4 Ke4
  52. 52.g4 Kd3
  53. 53.Kd5 Kc3
  54. 54.Be3 Kb4
  55. 55.g5 Bxg5
  56. 56.Bxg5 Kxa4
  57. 57.Be7 b5
  58. 58.Bxc5 bxc4
  59. 59.Kxc4 a5
  60. 60.Bd6

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