Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Levon Aronian

chess.com Speed 3m+2spm 2017 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 43 moves

The Game

White Ian Nepomniachtchi
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 3m+2spm 2017
Site chess.com INT
Round 1.11
Date 2017.08.23
Opening Ruy Lopez (C70)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5rk1/8/7Q/1p1B4/2p5/6qP/8/7K b - - 2 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nge7
  5. 5.c3 g6
  6. 6.d4 exd4
  7. 7.cxd4 b5
  8. 8.Bb3 Bg7
  9. 9.O-O O-O
  10. 10.d5 Na5
  11. 11.Bc2 Nc4
  12. 12.Nc3 d6
  13. 13.Rb1 Bg4
  14. 14.h3 Bxf3
  15. 15.Qxf3 f5
  16. 16.Bg5 h6
  17. 17.Bxe7 Qxe7
  18. 18.exf5 Nd2
  19. 19.Qg4 Nxf1
  20. 20.Kxf1 gxf5
  21. 21.Bxf5 Qe5
  22. 22.Be6+ Kh8
  23. 23.g3 Qe3
  24. 24.Bf5 Qd2
  25. 25.Ne2 Qxd5
  26. 26.Be4 Qxa2
  27. 27.Nf4 Qc4+
  28. 28.Bd3 Rxf4
  29. 29.Qg6 Rxf2+
  30. 30.Kxf2 Rf8+
  31. 31.Kg2 Qd5+
  32. 32.Be4 Qg8
  33. 33.Rc1 c5
  34. 34.Qxd6 c4
  35. 35.Qxa6 Qf7
  36. 36.Kh1 Qd7
  37. 37.Bg2 Qd2
  38. 38.Rg1 Qxb2
  39. 39.Re1 Qc3
  40. 40.Re6 Qxg3
  41. 41.Rxh6+ Bxh6
  42. 42.Qxh6+ Kg8
  43. 43.Bd5+

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