Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Levon Aronian

chess.com Speed 2020 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 0-1 in 59 moves

The Game

White Ian Nepomniachtchi
Black Levon Aronian
Result 0-1
Event chess.com Speed 2020
Site chess.com INT
Round 1.21
Date 2020.11.11
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 59
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/1k1N4/1PnK4/r4p2/7p/8/8/8 w - - 0 60

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.c3 d5
  6. 6.exd5 Qxd5
  7. 7.Bc4 Qd6
  8. 8.b4 Bb6
  9. 9.a4 O-O
  10. 10.Nbd2 Bf5
  11. 11.Ba3 e4
  12. 12.dxe4 Nxe4
  13. 13.Nxe4 Bxe4
  14. 14.Qxd6 cxd6
  15. 15.O-O-O Rac8
  16. 16.Bd5 Bxd5
  17. 17.Rxd5 Ne5
  18. 18.Kc2 Nc4
  19. 19.Bc1 Bxf2
  20. 20.Kb3 Rfe8
  21. 21.Rf1 Be3
  22. 22.Re1 Re6
  23. 23.Bxe3 Nxe3
  24. 24.Rd3 Nc4
  25. 25.a5 Rxe1
  26. 26.Nxe1 Kf8
  27. 27.Nf3 Ke7
  28. 28.Nd4 g6
  29. 29.Nb5 a6
  30. 30.Nd4 h5
  31. 31.Ne2 Ne5
  32. 32.Rd4 Kd7
  33. 33.Nf4 Kc6
  34. 34.Nd5 Re8
  35. 35.h3 f5
  36. 36.c4 g5
  37. 37.Nc3 g4
  38. 38.b5+ Kd7
  39. 39.Nd5 gxh3
  40. 40.gxh3 Rh8
  41. 41.Nf4 Kc7
  42. 42.Ne6+ Kd7
  43. 43.Nc5+ Kc7
  44. 44.b6+ Kc6
  45. 45.Ne6 Rg8
  46. 46.Kb4 Rg3
  47. 47.Nd8+ Kd7
  48. 48.Nxb7 Nc6+
  49. 49.Ka4 Nxd4
  50. 50.c5 dxc5
  51. 51.Nxc5+ Kc6
  52. 52.Nxa6 Rxh3
  53. 53.Nb4+ Kb7
  54. 54.Nd5 Rh4
  55. 55.Nf6 Nc6+
  56. 56.Kb5 Rb4+
  57. 57.Kc5 Ra4
  58. 58.Nd7 Rxa5+
  59. 59.Kd6 h4

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