Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Levon Aronian

Skilling Open KO 2020 · Giuoco Piano · 1-0 in 59 moves

The Game

White Ian Nepomniachtchi
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1-0
Event Skilling Open KO 2020
Site chess24.com INT
Round 1.12
Date 2020.11.25
Opening Giuoco Piano (C53)
Moves 59
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/p7/2p2Q2/2P5/8/r4k2/8/5K2 b - - 2 59

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 d5
  7. 7.exd5 Nxd5
  8. 8.Re1 Bg4
  9. 9.h3 Bh5
  10. 10.Nbd2 Nb6
  11. 11.Bb3 Kh8
  12. 12.Ne4 Nd7
  13. 13.Bd5 Bb6
  14. 14.Ng3 Bxf3
  15. 15.Qxf3 f5
  16. 16.d4 f4
  17. 17.Ne4 exd4
  18. 18.Bxc6 bxc6
  19. 19.Bxf4 dxc3
  20. 20.bxc3 Ne5
  21. 21.Qg3 Nd3
  22. 22.Rad1 Nxe1
  23. 23.Rxd8 Raxd8
  24. 24.Be5 Rd7
  25. 25.Kh2 Nd3
  26. 26.Bxg7+ Rxg7
  27. 27.Qxd3 c5
  28. 28.c4 c6
  29. 29.g3 Bc7
  30. 30.h4 Be5
  31. 31.f4 Bd4
  32. 32.Ng5 Re7
  33. 33.Qf3 h6
  34. 34.Qh5 Kg7
  35. 35.Nf3 Rf6
  36. 36.Kh3 Rg6
  37. 37.f5 Rf6
  38. 38.g4 Re3
  39. 39.g5 hxg5
  40. 40.hxg5 Rxf5
  41. 41.Qh6+ Kf7
  42. 42.Qh7+ Ke6
  43. 43.Qg6+ Rf6
  44. 44.gxf6 Rxf3+
  45. 45.Kg4 Rf2
  46. 46.Qh7 Rg2+
  47. 47.Kh3 Rxa2
  48. 48.Qe7+ Kf5
  49. 49.f7 Ra3+
  50. 50.Kg2 Ra2+
  51. 51.Kf1 Bg7
  52. 52.f8=Q+ Bxf8
  53. 53.Qxf8+ Ke4
  54. 54.Qxc5 Ra6
  55. 55.Qd6 Kf3
  56. 56.Qd3+ Kf4
  57. 57.Qd4+ Kf3
  58. 58.c5 Ra3
  59. 59.Qf6+

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