Ding Liren vs Levon Aronian

chess.com Speed 2021 · King's Indian Defense · 1-0 in 54 moves

The Game

White Ding Liren
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 2021
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.34
Date 2021.12.06
Opening King's Indian Defense (E60)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7k/6n1/1p5q/pPp1QP2/P3p2P/2P4K/5P2/6R1 b - - 9 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 g6
  3. 3.c4 Bg7
  4. 4.Nc3 c5
  5. 5.e4 O-O
  6. 6.Be2 d6
  7. 7.O-O Re8
  8. 8.Re1 a6
  9. 9.a4 b6
  10. 10.d5 e5
  11. 11.Bg5 h6
  12. 12.Bd2 Nh7
  13. 13.g3 Ra7
  14. 14.Qc1 h5
  15. 15.Nh4 Nd7
  16. 16.Ng2 Ndf8
  17. 17.Rb1 a5
  18. 18.Nb5 Rd7
  19. 19.h4 Ba6
  20. 20.Qd1 Bxb5
  21. 21.cxb5 Ra7
  22. 22.Ne3 Nd7
  23. 23.Nc4 Ndf6
  24. 24.Bf3 Rb7
  25. 25.Kg2 Rb8
  26. 26.Rh1 Qe7
  27. 27.Qe2 Qf8
  28. 28.Rbg1 Red8
  29. 29.Bc3 Kh8
  30. 30.Kf1 Ng8
  31. 31.Ke1 f5
  32. 32.exf5 gxf5
  33. 33.Bxh5 e4
  34. 34.g4 Bxc3+
  35. 35.bxc3 Qg7
  36. 36.Rh3 Ngf6
  37. 37.Kf1 Rg8
  38. 38.Rhh1 Rbd8
  39. 39.gxf5 Qh6
  40. 40.Bg6 Nxd5
  41. 41.Rg3 Nhf6
  42. 42.Qd2 Nf4
  43. 43.Nxd6 Rxd6
  44. 44.Qxd6 N6h5
  45. 45.Qe5+ Rg7
  46. 46.Qe8+ Rg8
  47. 47.Qe5+ Rg7
  48. 48.Bxh5 Nxh5
  49. 49.Rxg7 Nxg7
  50. 50.Rg1 Qc1+
  51. 51.Kg2 Qh6
  52. 52.Kf1 Qc1+
  53. 53.Kg2 Qh6
  54. 54.Kh3

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