Alireza Firouzja vs Levon Aronian

chess.com Speed 2019 · Catalan Opening · 0-1 in 53 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Levon Aronian
Result 0-1
Event chess.com Speed 2019
Site chess.com INT
Round 1.10
Date 2019.10.03
Opening Catalan Opening (E06)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/1r4b1/6pk/6Np/5P1P/6P1/8/5K2 w - - 0 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.g3 Be7
  5. 5.Bg2 O-O
  6. 6.Nc3 Nbd7
  7. 7.Qd3 b6
  8. 8.cxd5 Nxd5
  9. 9.Nxd5 exd5
  10. 10.O-O Bb7
  11. 11.Bf4 c5
  12. 12.dxc5 bxc5
  13. 13.Rfd1 Re8
  14. 14.b3 a5
  15. 15.Rac1 a4
  16. 16.Ne1 Nf6
  17. 17.Bg5 axb3
  18. 18.Qxb3 Rb8
  19. 19.Bxf6 Bxf6
  20. 20.Bxd5 Bxd5
  21. 21.Qxd5 Qxd5
  22. 22.Rxd5 Rxe2
  23. 23.Rdxc5 g6
  24. 24.R5c2 Re7
  25. 25.Nf3 Kg7
  26. 26.Kg2 Ra8
  27. 27.Re1 Rd7
  28. 28.Ree2 Ra3
  29. 29.Nd2 h5
  30. 30.Ne4 Rda7
  31. 31.Nd6 R7a6
  32. 32.Ne8+ Kh6
  33. 33.h4 Bd4
  34. 34.Nc7 R6a4
  35. 35.Red2 Bc3
  36. 36.Rd7 Ba1
  37. 37.Rxf7 Rxa2
  38. 38.Rc6 Ra7
  39. 39.Rf8 Be5
  40. 40.Ne6 Ra8
  41. 41.Rf7 R8a7
  42. 42.Ng5 Bg7
  43. 43.Rcc7 Rxc7
  44. 44.Rxc7 Ra8
  45. 45.Kf3 Rf8+
  46. 46.Kg2 Ra8
  47. 47.Rd7 Ra5
  48. 48.f3 Ra2+
  49. 49.Kh3 Ra3
  50. 50.Rb7 Rc3
  51. 51.Kg2 Rc2+
  52. 52.Kf1 Rb2
  53. 53.f4 Rxb7

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