Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Levon Aronian

World Rapid 2016 · Italian Game · 1/2-1/2 in 80 moves

The Game

White Ian Nepomniachtchi
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Rapid 2016
Site Doha QAT
Round 9.3
Date 2016.12.27
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 80
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/pnR5/8/1K6/3b4/3k4 b - - 43 80

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.a4 a5
  7. 7.c3 d5
  8. 8.exd5 Nxd5
  9. 9.Nbd2 Nb6
  10. 10.Bb5 Bd6
  11. 11.Re1 Bg4
  12. 12.h3 Bh5
  13. 13.Bxc6 bxc6
  14. 14.Ne4 f5
  15. 15.Ng3 Bxf3
  16. 16.Qxf3 Qd7
  17. 17.c4 Rae8
  18. 18.b3 Bc5
  19. 19.Ra2 Bb4
  20. 20.Rf1 Rd8
  21. 21.Bg5 f4
  22. 22.Bxd8 fxg3
  23. 23.Qxg3 Qxd8
  24. 24.Qxe5 Qxd3
  25. 25.Re2 Qxb3
  26. 26.Re4 Qd3
  27. 27.Qe6+ Kh8
  28. 28.Qxc6 Qd7
  29. 29.Re6 Qxc6
  30. 30.Rxc6 Rf7
  31. 31.Rd1 g6
  32. 32.Rd8+ Kg7
  33. 33.Rb8 Nd7
  34. 34.Rb5 Nb6
  35. 35.g3 Rd7
  36. 36.h4 Kf7
  37. 37.h5 Nxa4
  38. 38.hxg6+ hxg6
  39. 39.Rg5 Nb2
  40. 40.Rcxg6 Re7
  41. 41.c5 Bc3
  42. 42.Ra6 Re6
  43. 43.c6 Na4
  44. 44.Rh5 Kg6
  45. 45.Rd5 Bb4
  46. 46.f4 Nc5
  47. 47.f5+ Kf6
  48. 48.Ra8 Rxc6
  49. 49.Rg8 Kf7
  50. 50.Rh8 Rd6
  51. 51.Rh7+ Kf6
  52. 52.Rh6+ Kg5
  53. 53.Rhxd6 cxd6
  54. 54.Rxd6 Ne4
  55. 55.Ra6 Nxg3
  56. 56.f6 Kg6
  57. 57.Kf2 Ne4+
  58. 58.Ke3 Nxf6
  59. 59.Kd4 Kf5
  60. 60.Kc4 Ne4
  61. 61.Kb5 Nc3+
  62. 62.Kc4 Nb1
  63. 63.Kb5 Nc3+
  64. 64.Kc4 Ke5
  65. 65.Rb6 Na2
  66. 66.Kb3 Nc1+
  67. 67.Ka4 Nd3
  68. 68.Rb5+ Kd4
  69. 69.Rh5 Nc5+
  70. 70.Kb5 Ne4
  71. 71.Rh4 Kd3
  72. 72.Rh3+ Kc2
  73. 73.Rh4 Nc3+
  74. 74.Kc4 Nb1
  75. 75.Rh2+ Kc1
  76. 76.Ra2 Na3+
  77. 77.Kb3 Nb5
  78. 78.Rc2+ Kd1
  79. 79.Rc4 Bd2
  80. 80.Rc5

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