Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Levon Aronian

Skilling Open KO 2020 · Giuoco Piano · 1-0 in 46 moves

The Game

White Ian Nepomniachtchi
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1-0
Event Skilling Open KO 2020
Site chess24.com INT
Round 1.21
Date 2020.11.26
Opening Giuoco Piano (C53)
Moves 46
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5k2/1P2r1p1/5p2/7p/1Q1b1P1P/1B2n1P1/P7/6K1 b - - 2 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.c3 Nf6
  5. 5.d3 O-O
  6. 6.O-O d6
  7. 7.h3 Bb6
  8. 8.Re1 Ne7
  9. 9.d4 Ng6
  10. 10.Bf1 c6
  11. 11.Nbd2 Re8
  12. 12.Qc2 Bc7
  13. 13.b3 d5
  14. 14.exd5 Nxd5
  15. 15.c4 Ndf4
  16. 16.dxe5 Nxe5
  17. 17.Bb2 Neg6
  18. 18.Qc3 f6
  19. 19.Ne4 Bf5
  20. 20.Rad1 Bxe4
  21. 21.Rxd8 Raxd8
  22. 22.g3 Bxf3
  23. 23.Rxe8+ Rxe8
  24. 24.Qxf3 Ne6
  25. 25.Qd3 Nc5
  26. 26.Qd4 Bb6
  27. 27.b4 Ne5
  28. 28.Qd1 Rd8
  29. 29.Qb1 Ncd3
  30. 30.Bxe5 Nxe5
  31. 31.c5 Bc7
  32. 32.Qb3+ Kf8
  33. 33.f4 Nf7
  34. 34.Qe6 h5
  35. 35.Bc4 Nh6
  36. 36.h4 a5
  37. 37.b5 cxb5
  38. 38.Bxb5 a4
  39. 39.Bxa4 Ba5
  40. 40.Bb3 Bc3
  41. 41.Qb6 Bd4+
  42. 42.Kf1 Rd7
  43. 43.Qb4 Nf5
  44. 44.c6+ Re7
  45. 45.cxb7 Ne3+
  46. 46.Kg1

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