Ding Liren vs Levon Aronian

chess.com Speed 2021 · Queen's Pawn Game · 0-1 in 44 moves

The Game

White Ding Liren
Black Levon Aronian
Result 0-1
Event chess.com Speed 2021
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.32
Date 2021.12.06
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A49)
Moves 44
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/5pkp/5p2/p7/1pR3Pp/1P3bqK/8/2Q5 w - - 2 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 g6
  3. 3.g3 Bg7
  4. 4.Bg2 O-O
  5. 5.O-O Nc6
  6. 6.d5 Na5
  7. 7.Nc3 d6
  8. 8.e4 c6
  9. 9.Rb1 Bd7
  10. 10.b3 Rc8
  11. 11.Bb2 cxd5
  12. 12.exd5 b5
  13. 13.Re1 Re8
  14. 14.Nd4 Qb6
  15. 15.Qd2 b4
  16. 16.Nce2 Nb7
  17. 17.Nf4 Nd8
  18. 18.h4 a5
  19. 19.Re2 Bg4
  20. 20.Re3 Bh6
  21. 21.Rbe1 Rc7
  22. 22.Nc6 Nxc6
  23. 23.dxc6 Be6
  24. 24.Bxf6 exf6
  25. 25.Qxd6 Bxf4
  26. 26.Qxf4 Kg7
  27. 27.h5 gxh5
  28. 28.Bd5 Rxc6
  29. 29.Bxc6 Qxc6
  30. 30.Qe4 Qc5
  31. 31.Qf4 Rd8
  32. 32.Rd3 Rxd3
  33. 33.cxd3 Qc3
  34. 34.Qe3 Bd5
  35. 35.d4 Qc2
  36. 36.Qe2 Qf5
  37. 37.Rc1 h4
  38. 38.g4 Qf4
  39. 39.Rc5 Bf3
  40. 40.Qf1 Qxd4
  41. 41.Rc4 Qd2
  42. 42.Qc1 Qxa2
  43. 43.Kh2 Qxf2+
  44. 44.Kh3 Qg3#

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