Levon Aronian vs Peter Svidler

World Rapid Team 2023 · Italian Game · 1-0 in 39 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Peter Svidler
Result 1-0
Event World Rapid Team 2023
Site Dusseldorf GER
Round 6.3
Date 2023.08.27
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1p3k2/5pn1/1PB4p/4KP2/8/1P5P/8 b - - 0 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.d3 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O h6
  6. 6.c3 d6
  7. 7.Nbd2 O-O
  8. 8.Re1 Bb6
  9. 9.Bb3 Ne7
  10. 10.Nc4 Be6
  11. 11.d4 exd4
  12. 12.Nxb6 Bxb3
  13. 13.axb3 axb6
  14. 14.Rxa8 Qxa8
  15. 15.Nxd4 Qd8
  16. 16.c4 Re8
  17. 17.f3 c6
  18. 18.Bd2 Ng6
  19. 19.Bc3 d5
  20. 20.Nf5 dxe4
  21. 21.Nxh6+ gxh6
  22. 22.Qxd8 Rxd8
  23. 23.Bxf6 Rd6
  24. 24.Bc3 exf3
  25. 25.Re8+ Kh7
  26. 26.gxf3 Rd7
  27. 27.Kf2 Ne7
  28. 28.Ke3 Kg6
  29. 29.Ke4 c5
  30. 30.b4 cxb4
  31. 31.Bxb4 Nc6
  32. 32.Bc3 f6
  33. 33.Re6 Re7
  34. 34.Rxe7 Nxe7
  35. 35.Bd2 h5
  36. 36.Be3 b5
  37. 37.cxb5 Kf7
  38. 38.Bc5 Ng6
  39. 39.f4

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