Levon Aronian vs Hikaru Nakamura

7th World Team Championship · 2010 · King's Indian, Classical · 1-0 in 53 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event 7th World Team Championship
Site Bursa TUR
Round 8
Date 2010.01.12
Opening King's Indian, Classical (E99)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/R7/Q6k/3qp2p/1P3p2/5P1P/2r1B1n1/4B1K1 b - - 1 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 g6
  3. 3.c4 Bg7
  4. 4.Nc3 d6
  5. 5.e4 O-O
  6. 6.Be2 e5
  7. 7.O-O Nc6
  8. 8.d5 Ne7
  9. 9.Ne1 Nd7
  10. 10.Nd3 f5
  11. 11.Bd2 Nf6
  12. 12.f3 f4
  13. 13.c5 g5
  14. 14.cxd6 cxd6
  15. 15.Nf2 Ng6
  16. 16.Qc2 Rf7
  17. 17.Rfc1 Ne8
  18. 18.a4 h5
  19. 19.Ncd1 Bf8
  20. 20.Ra3 a6
  21. 21.Qc3 Bd7
  22. 22.Qa5 b6
  23. 23.Qb4 Rg7
  24. 24.Rac3 Nh4
  25. 25.h3 Be7
  26. 26.Be1 Qb8
  27. 27.Kf1 Bd8
  28. 28.Rb3 Bc7
  29. 29.Qa3 Qd8
  30. 30.Rbc3 Bb8
  31. 31.b4 Ra7
  32. 32.Rc6 b5
  33. 33.axb5 axb5
  34. 34.Ra6 Rb7
  35. 35.Rcc6 Bxc6
  36. 36.dxc6 Ra7
  37. 37.Nc3 d5
  38. 38.Nxd5 Nf5
  39. 39.exf5 Qxd5
  40. 40.Ne4 Rgc7
  41. 41.Nxg5 Ng7
  42. 42.Rb6 Nxf5
  43. 43.Rxb8+ Kg7
  44. 44.Qb2 Ra2
  45. 45.Qb1 Rc2
  46. 46.Rxb5 Qd6
  47. 47.Rb7 Kh6
  48. 48.Kg1 Qxc6
  49. 49.Nf7+ Rxf7
  50. 50.Rxf7 Ne3
  51. 51.Ra7 Qd5
  52. 52.Qa1 Nxg2
  53. 53.Qa6+

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