Hou Yifan vs Levon Aronian

FIDE World Cup 2017 · Italian Game · 1/2-1/2 in 25 moves

The Game

White Hou Yifan
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE World Cup 2017
Site Tbilisi GEO
Round 2.4
Date 2017.09.08
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 25
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Final Position

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

3r1r1k/1p4pp/p2p2b1/3N4/5n2/1PP2N1P/5PP1/R3R2K w - - 1 26

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.O-O Nf6
  5. 5.d3 O-O
  6. 6.Nbd2 d6
  7. 7.c3 a6
  8. 8.Bb3 Ba7
  9. 9.h3 Kh8
  10. 10.Re1 Nh5
  11. 11.Nf1 f5
  12. 12.exf5 Bxf5
  13. 13.Be3 Bxe3
  14. 14.Nxe3 Bg6
  15. 15.d4 Nf4
  16. 16.dxe5 Nd3
  17. 17.Rf1 Nxb2
  18. 18.Qd5 Nd3
  19. 19.exd6 Nf4
  20. 20.Qg5 Ne2+
  21. 21.Kh1 cxd6
  22. 22.Qxd8 Raxd8
  23. 23.Nd5 Na5
  24. 24.Rfe1 Nxb3
  25. 25.axb3 Nf4

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