Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Levon Aronian

Tata Steel India Blitz · 2019 · English Opening · 1-0 in 53 moves

The Game

White Ian Nepomniachtchi
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1-0
Event Tata Steel India Blitz
Site Kolkata IND
Round 9.1
Date 2019.11.25
Opening English Opening (A28)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4r2k/2p2RR1/7P/pr1P2p1/8/PpK2P2/6P1/8 b - - 6 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 e5
  3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4.e4 Bc5
  5. 5.Nxe5 Nxe5
  6. 6.d4 Bb4
  7. 7.dxe5 Nxe4
  8. 8.Qf3 Nxc3
  9. 9.bxc3 Ba5
  10. 10.Bf4 O-O
  11. 11.O-O-O Rb8
  12. 12.Qe3 Qe7
  13. 13.Kb2 b5
  14. 14.c5 b4
  15. 15.c4 b3
  16. 16.a3 f6
  17. 17.f3 Re8
  18. 18.Bd3 Bb7
  19. 19.Bf5 Bc6
  20. 20.Qd3 fxe5
  21. 21.Bxh7+ Kh8
  22. 22.Bd2 Bxd2
  23. 23.Rxd2 Qxc5
  24. 24.Re1 Re6
  25. 25.Be4 Rd6
  26. 26.Bd5 Bxd5
  27. 27.cxd5 Re8
  28. 28.Re4 Kg8
  29. 29.Rh4 Rf6
  30. 30.Qh7+ Kf7
  31. 31.Rg4 Rg8
  32. 32.Qh5+ g6
  33. 33.Qxe5 Re8
  34. 34.Qd4 Qxd4+
  35. 35.Rgxd4 Rb6
  36. 36.R4d3 Reb8
  37. 37.Rc3 R8b7
  38. 38.h4 a5
  39. 39.Rd4 Kf6
  40. 40.Re3 Rb5
  41. 41.Rf4+ Kg7
  42. 42.Re7+ Kg8
  43. 43.Re8+ Kg7
  44. 44.Ref8 g5
  45. 45.R4f7+ Kg6
  46. 46.Rf6+ Kh7
  47. 47.R8f7+ Kg8
  48. 48.h5 Rb8
  49. 49.Rxd7 Re8
  50. 50.h6 Re2+
  51. 51.Kc3 Re8
  52. 52.Rg7+ Kh8
  53. 53.Rff7

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