Alireza Firouzja vs Levon Aronian

GCT Rapid Paris 2021 · Italian Game · 1/2-1/2 in 122 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Rapid Paris 2021
Site Paris FRA
Round 8.2
Date 2021.06.20
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 122
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/8/8/5k2/5p2/5K2 w - - 2 123

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.d3 Nf6
  5. 5.Bg5 d6
  6. 6.c3 h6
  7. 7.Bh4 a6
  8. 8.a4 Ba7
  9. 9.Nbd2 O-O
  10. 10.O-O g5
  11. 11.Bg3 Na5
  12. 12.Ba2 Nh5
  13. 13.d4 Nxg3
  14. 14.hxg3 Nc6
  15. 15.Nc4 g4
  16. 16.Nh4 exd4
  17. 17.Rc1 b5
  18. 18.Na3 dxc3
  19. 19.Bd5 Bd7
  20. 20.Nf5 Ne5
  21. 21.Bxa8 cxb2
  22. 22.Rb1 Qxa8
  23. 23.Ne7+ Kg7
  24. 24.Nd5 Bc5
  25. 25.Nc2 bxa4
  26. 26.Rxb2 a3
  27. 27.Ra2 Bb5
  28. 28.Nxc7 Qxe4
  29. 29.Nxb5 axb5
  30. 30.Nxa3 b4
  31. 31.Nb1 h5
  32. 32.Nd2 Qg6
  33. 33.Nb3 Bb6
  34. 34.Ra4 Rb8
  35. 35.Kh1 h4
  36. 36.Kh2 Rh8
  37. 37.gxh4 Rxh4+
  38. 38.Kg3 Rh5
  39. 39.Rxb4 Qf6
  40. 40.Rxb6 Ng6
  41. 41.Qd4 Ne5
  42. 42.Rxd6 Qh4+
  43. 43.Kf4 Qh2+
  44. 44.Ke3 Qxg2
  45. 45.Nd2 g3
  46. 46.Qe4 Qh3
  47. 47.fxg3 Ng4+
  48. 48.Kd3 Qxg3+
  49. 49.Nf3 Qxd6+
  50. 50.Qd4+ Ne5+
  51. 51.Nxe5 Qxe5
  52. 52.Rg1+ Kh6
  53. 53.Qe3+ Rg5
  54. 54.Qxe5 Rxe5
  55. 55.Kd4 f6
  56. 56.Rg2 Re6
  57. 57.Rh2+ Kg5
  58. 58.Rg2+ Kf4
  59. 59.Rf2+ Kg4
  60. 60.Kd5 Ra6
  61. 61.Rf1 f5
  62. 62.Rg1+ Kf4
  63. 63.Rf1+ Kg5
  64. 64.Rg1+ Kf6
  65. 65.Kd4 Re6
  66. 66.Rf1 Re8
  67. 67.Kd3 Re4
  68. 68.Rh1 Re7
  69. 69.Rf1 Re8
  70. 70.Kd4 Re4+
  71. 71.Kd3 Ke5
  72. 72.Rh1 Kf4
  73. 73.Rf1+ Kg5
  74. 74.Rg1+ Rg4
  75. 75.Rf1 Re4
  76. 76.Rg1+ Kf6
  77. 77.Rf1 Re5
  78. 78.Kd4 Re8
  79. 79.Kd3 Re4
  80. 80.Rh1 Ke6
  81. 81.Rh8 Kf6
  82. 82.Rh1 Re5
  83. 83.Kd4 Re2
  84. 84.Kd3 Re7
  85. 85.Rf1 Kg5
  86. 86.Rg1+ Kf4
  87. 87.Rf1+ Kg4
  88. 88.Rg1+ Kh3
  89. 89.Rf1 Re5
  90. 90.Kd4 Re4+
  91. 91.Kd3 Re5
  92. 92.Kd4 Ra5
  93. 93.Ke3 Kg2
  94. 94.Rf2+ Kg3
  95. 95.Rf3+ Kg4
  96. 96.Rf4+ Kg5
  97. 97.Rb4 f4+
  98. 98.Kf2 Ra2+
  99. 99.Kf3 Ra3+
  100. 100.Kf2 Kg4
  101. 101.Rb2 Ra8
  102. 102.Kg2 Ra1
  103. 103.Rb3 Ra2+
  104. 104.Kf1 Rd2
  105. 105.Ra3 Kf5
  106. 106.Ra5+ Ke4
  107. 107.Ra3 Rb2
  108. 108.Rc3 Rb1+
  109. 109.Kf2 Rh1
  110. 110.Rc4+ Kf5
  111. 111.Rc5+ Kg4
  112. 112.Rc3 Rh2+
  113. 113.Kf1 Rd2
  114. 114.Ra3 Rh2
  115. 115.Rb3 Rh3
  116. 116.Rxh3 Kxh3
  117. 117.Kf2 Kg4
  118. 118.Kg2 f3+
  119. 119.Kf2 Kf4
  120. 120.Kf1 Kg3
  121. 121.Kg1 f2+
  122. 122.Kf1 Kf3

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