Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Levon Aronian

chess.com Speed 2020 · Center Game · 1-0 in 40 moves

The Game

White Ian Nepomniachtchi
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 2020
Site chess.com INT
Round 1.36
Date 2020.11.11
Opening Center Game (C22)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3rR3/p4pp1/5qk1/7R/4Q1P1/P4P2/1P1r4/K7 b - - 2 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.d4 exd4
  3. 3.Qxd4 Nc6
  4. 4.Qe3 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 Bb4
  6. 6.Bd2 O-O
  7. 7.O-O-O Re8
  8. 8.Qf4 Bxc3
  9. 9.Bxc3 Rxe4
  10. 10.Qg3 d5
  11. 11.f3 Re6
  12. 12.a3 Rd6
  13. 13.Bb5 d4
  14. 14.Bd2 Rd5
  15. 15.Bxc6 bxc6
  16. 16.Ne2 c5
  17. 17.Bg5 Ba6
  18. 18.Nf4 Rf5
  19. 19.h4 Qd6
  20. 20.Rhe1 h6
  21. 21.Bxh6 Nh5
  22. 22.Nxh5 Qxh6+
  23. 23.Kb1 Rxh5
  24. 24.Qxc7 Qb6
  25. 25.Qd7 Bb5
  26. 26.Qg4 Qg6
  27. 27.Qf4 Ba4
  28. 28.Rd2 Qf6
  29. 29.Qc7 Rxh4
  30. 30.Rde2 d3
  31. 31.cxd3 Bb5
  32. 32.Re3 Rd4
  33. 33.Qxc5 Bxd3+
  34. 34.Ka1 Bg6
  35. 35.g4 Rd2
  36. 36.Qb4 Rad8
  37. 37.Re8+ Kh7
  38. 38.Rh1+ Bh5
  39. 39.Rxh5+ Kg6
  40. 40.Qe4+

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