Wesley So vs Levon Aronian

Meltwater Tour Final 2021 · Petroff Defense · 0-1 in 26 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Levon Aronian
Result 0-1
Event Meltwater Tour Final 2021
Site chess24.com INT
Round 7.1
Date 2021.10.02
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 26
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

4r1k1/p5pp/2p2p2/1p5P/2p2B2/1PP2b2/P1P3R1/3K3R w - - 0 27

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.Nc3 Nxc3
  6. 6.dxc3 Be7
  7. 7.Be3 O-O
  8. 8.Qd2 Nd7
  9. 9.O-O-O c6
  10. 10.h4 d5
  11. 11.Kb1 Re8
  12. 12.Bd3 Bc5
  13. 13.Bg5 f6
  14. 14.Bf4 Ne5
  15. 15.Nd4 Bb6
  16. 16.Be2 Nc4
  17. 17.Bxc4 dxc4
  18. 18.h5 Bxd4
  19. 19.Qxd4 Qxd4
  20. 20.Rxd4 Be6
  21. 21.b3 Bd5
  22. 22.f3 b5
  23. 23.Kc1 Re2
  24. 24.Rd2 Rae8
  25. 25.Kd1 Rxg2
  26. 26.Rxg2 Bxf3+

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