Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Levon Aronian

The Game

White	Ian Nepomniachtchi
Black	Levon Aronian
Result	1-0
Event	Moscow FIDE Grand Prix
Site	Moscow RUS
Round	1.1
Date	2019.05.17
Opening	Ruy Lopez, Closed (C88)
Moves	72

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/5P2/5kQ1/2q4P/p7/6PK/8 b - - 6 72

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 e5
2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
3. 3.Bb5 a6
4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
5. 5.O-O Be7
6. 6.Re1 b5
7. 7.Bb3 O-O
8. 8.d4 Nxd4
9. 9.Bxf7+ Rxf7
10. 10.Nxe5 Rf8
11. 11.Qxd4 Bb7
12. 12.Nc3 c5
13. 13.Qd1 b4
14. 14.Nd5 Nxd5
15. 15.exd5 Bd6
16. 16.c4 bxc3
17. 17.bxc3 a5
18. 18.Nf3 Qf6
19. 19.Bg5 Qg6
20. 20.Be7 Bxe7
21. 21.Rxe7 Qd6
22. 22.Qe2 Bxd5
23. 23.Rd1 Rab8
24. 24.Ne1 Qc6
25. 25.Qe5 Bf7
26. 26.Rdxd7 Rfe8
27. 27.Qf4 Qf6
28. 28.Rxe8+ Rxe8
29. 29.Qd2 Qe6
30. 30.Rd8 h6
31. 31.Rxe8+ Qxe8
32. 32.a3 Qa4
33. 33.Qc1 Bg6
34. 34.Nf3 Qb3
35. 35.Ne5 Bc2
36. 36.Ng4 a4
37. 37.h3 Bf5
38. 38.Ne5 Kh7
39. 39.Kh2 Qa2
40. 40.Kg1 Kg8
41. 41.Qf4 Qxa3
42. 42.Qxf5 Qxc3
43. 43.Nc6 Kh8
44. 44.Qf7 Qb3
45. 45.Qe8+ Kh7
46. 46.Qe4+ Kh8
47. 47.Na5 Qd1+
48. 48.Kh2 Qd6+
49. 49.f4 a3
50. 50.Qa4 c4
51. 51.Qxc4 Qd2
52. 52.Nb3 Qe3
53. 53.Nc1 h5
54. 54.h4 Qe7
55. 55.Qc8+ Kh7
56. 56.Qf5+ g6
57. 57.Qh3 Qf7
58. 58.f5 Qc7+
59. 59.Qg3 Qxc1
60. 60.Qxg6+ Kh8
61. 61.Qxh5+ Kg7
62. 62.Qg6+ Kf8
63. 63.Qf6+ Ke8
64. 64.Qe6+ Kf8
65. 65.Qd6+ Kf7
66. 66.Qe6+ Kf8
67. 67.Qf6+ Kg8
68. 68.Qe5 Kf7
69. 69.f6 Qc4
70. 70.Qe7+ Kg6
71. 71.Qg7+ Kf5
72. 72.Qg5+

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