Wei Yi vs Levon Aronian

CHN YanChen GM Classical · 2025 · Italian Game · 1/2-1/2 in 54 moves

The Game

White Wei Yi
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1/2-1/2
Event CHN YanChen GM Classical
Site Yancheng CHN
Round 1.1
Date 2025.07.02
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 54
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Final Position

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

7R/6p1/5pk1/r6p/6r1/4B3/1R4P1/6K1 b - - 5 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.c3 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.b4 Be7
  12. 12.Qe2 Nxc4
  13. 13.Nxc4 f6
  14. 14.b5 Nb8
  15. 15.d4 a6
  16. 16.Rb1 Bg6
  17. 17.Rb2 axb5
  18. 18.Rxb5 b6
  19. 19.Nh4 Be8
  20. 20.Rb2 Nc6
  21. 21.Nf5 Bg6
  22. 22.Nxe7+ Nxe7
  23. 23.Rd1 Nd5
  24. 24.Ne3 Nxe3
  25. 25.Bxe3 exd4
  26. 26.Rxd4 Qe7
  27. 27.Qc4+ Bf7
  28. 28.Qc6 Ra3
  29. 29.Rbd2 Be8
  30. 30.Qd5+ Bf7
  31. 31.Re4 Bxd5
  32. 32.Rxe7 c6
  33. 33.c4 Bxc4
  34. 34.Rdd7 Bf7
  35. 35.Bxb6 Rxa2
  36. 36.Bc5 h5
  37. 37.Rb7 Ra1+
  38. 38.Kh2 Ra5
  39. 39.Bd6 Rg5
  40. 40.f4 Rg6
  41. 41.f5 Rg5
  42. 42.Red7 Re8
  43. 43.h4 Rg4
  44. 44.Rxf7 Rxh4+
  45. 45.Kg1 Rg4
  46. 46.Rfc7 Ra8
  47. 47.Rxc6 Ra5
  48. 48.Rc8+ Kh7
  49. 49.Bc5 Rg5
  50. 50.Be3 Rg4
  51. 51.Rbb8 Rxf5
  52. 52.Rh8+ Kg6
  53. 53.Rb7 Ra5
  54. 54.Rb2

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