Wesley So vs Levon Aronian

chess.com SpeedChess 2023 · Sicilian, Taimanov · 1/2-1/2 in 38 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 1.1
Date 2023.09.05
Opening Sicilian, Taimanov (B48)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

2r5/1b1p1N2/p3p2k/4P3/1p2r3/4q1QP/PPP5/1KR5 b - - 11 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nc6
  5. 5.Nc3 Qc7
  6. 6.Be3 a6
  7. 7.Qf3 Nf6
  8. 8.O-O-O Ne5
  9. 9.Qg3 b5
  10. 10.f4 Neg4
  11. 11.Bg1 b4
  12. 12.Na4 h5
  13. 13.e5 Ne4
  14. 14.Qe1 Bb7
  15. 15.Bd3 Nc5
  16. 16.Nxc5 Bxc5
  17. 17.Qe2 Rc8
  18. 18.Kb1 g6
  19. 19.Nf3 Bxg1
  20. 20.Rhxg1 Qc5
  21. 21.Ng5 Nf2
  22. 22.Rc1 O-O
  23. 23.g4 hxg4
  24. 24.Rxg4 Kg7
  25. 25.Rg3 Rh8
  26. 26.h3 Rh4
  27. 27.Qd2 Qd4
  28. 28.Nxf7 Ne4
  29. 29.Rxg6+ Kxg6
  30. 30.Nd6 Kh6
  31. 31.Qe1 Rxf4
  32. 32.Bxe4 Rxe4
  33. 33.Qg3 Qe3
  34. 34.Nf7+ Kh7
  35. 35.Ng5+ Kh6
  36. 36.Nf7+ Kh7
  37. 37.Ng5+ Kh6
  38. 38.Nf7+

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