Richard Rapport vs Levon Aronian

Superbet Blitz 2022 · Sicilian, Dragon · 0-1 in 56 moves

The Game

White Richard Rapport
Black Levon Aronian
Result 0-1
Event Superbet Blitz 2022
Site Warsaw POL
Round 11.1
Date 2022.05.23
Opening Sicilian, Dragon (B78)
Moves 56
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

r7/P7/5p2/1K5p/5p1P/8/5pk1/2R5 w - - 8 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 d6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nc6
  4. 4.Nge2 g6
  5. 5.d4 cxd4
  6. 6.Nxd4 Bg7
  7. 7.Be3 Nf6
  8. 8.f3 O-O
  9. 9.Qd2 Bd7
  10. 10.O-O-O Rc8
  11. 11.Bb3 Ne5
  12. 12.h4 h5
  13. 13.Kb1 Re8
  14. 14.Bg5 Rc5
  15. 15.Nde2 b5
  16. 16.Be3 Nc4
  17. 17.Bxc4 Rxc4
  18. 18.b3 Rc8
  19. 19.Bd4 Bc6
  20. 20.Nd5 Bxd5
  21. 21.exd5 Qc7
  22. 22.Nf4 Bh6
  23. 23.g3 Bxf4
  24. 24.gxf4 Nxd5
  25. 25.Kb2 Nxf4
  26. 26.Rhg1 e5
  27. 27.Be3 d5
  28. 28.Bxf4 exf4
  29. 29.Rg2 d4
  30. 30.Qxd4 Rcd8
  31. 31.Qg1 Qe5+
  32. 32.Kb1 Rxd1+
  33. 33.Qxd1 Qe1
  34. 34.Qxe1 Rxe1+
  35. 35.Kb2 Re3
  36. 36.c4 bxc4
  37. 37.bxc4 Kf8
  38. 38.c5 Ke7
  39. 39.Rd2 Re5
  40. 40.c6 Rb5+
  41. 41.Ka3 Rc5
  42. 42.Rd7+ Ke6
  43. 43.Rxa7 Rxc6
  44. 44.Kb3 Rc1
  45. 45.Ra4 Ke5
  46. 46.Re4+ Kf5
  47. 47.Rd4 f6
  48. 48.a4 g5
  49. 49.a5 g4
  50. 50.a6 gxf3
  51. 51.a7 Rc8
  52. 52.Ra4 f2
  53. 53.Ra1 Kg4
  54. 54.Kb4 Kg3
  55. 55.Kb5 Kg2
  56. 56.Rc1 Ra8

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