Levon Aronian vs Hikaru Nakamura

VI World Blitz · 2010 · King's Indian Defense · 1-0 in 73 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event VI World Blitz
Site Moscow RUS
Round 33
Date 2010.11.18
Opening King's Indian Defense (E63)
Moves 73
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/4P3/4N3/3k1PBp/4r3/8/5K2/8 b - - 2 73

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bg7
  4. 4.g3 O-O
  5. 5.Bg2 d6
  6. 6.Nf3 Nc6
  7. 7.O-O a6
  8. 8.b3 Rb8
  9. 9.Bb2 b5
  10. 10.cxb5 axb5
  11. 11.Rc1 b4
  12. 12.Na4 Na7
  13. 13.d5 e5
  14. 14.dxe6 fxe6
  15. 15.Qc2 c5
  16. 16.Rfd1 Qe7
  17. 17.Rxd6 Bb7
  18. 18.Rdd1 Rbc8
  19. 19.Ne5 Bxg2
  20. 20.Kxg2 Nb5
  21. 21.Kg1 Nd5
  22. 22.e4 Ndc3
  23. 23.Rd7 Qf6
  24. 24.f4 Nd4
  25. 25.Qg2 Nce2+
  26. 26.Kh1 Nxc1
  27. 27.Ng4 Qd8
  28. 28.Rxd8 Rfxd8
  29. 29.Bxc1 Nxb3
  30. 30.axb3 Rd1+
  31. 31.Qg1 Rxg1+
  32. 32.Kxg1 c4
  33. 33.e5 cxb3
  34. 34.Bb2 Ra8
  35. 35.Nc5 Bf8
  36. 36.Nxb3 Ra2
  37. 37.Bd4 Ra3
  38. 38.Nd2 b3
  39. 39.Nf2 Bb4
  40. 40.Nc4 Ra4
  41. 41.Nb2 Ra1+
  42. 42.Kg2 Rc1
  43. 43.Nbd3 Rc4
  44. 44.Bb2 Ba5
  45. 45.Kf3 Rc2
  46. 46.Bd4 Rd2
  47. 47.Ke3 Rc2
  48. 48.Ne4 Kf7
  49. 49.Nec5 b2
  50. 50.Nxb2 Rxh2
  51. 51.Nc4 Be1
  52. 52.Nd6+ Ke7
  53. 53.Nce4 h5
  54. 54.Bc5 Kd7
  55. 55.Nf7 Kc6
  56. 56.Be7 Kd5
  57. 57.Bh4 Ba5
  58. 58.Nf6+ Kc4
  59. 59.Nd6+ Kb4
  60. 60.Nfe4 Bb6+
  61. 61.Kd3 Rh1
  62. 62.Ng5 Kc5
  63. 63.Nxe6+ Kd5
  64. 64.Nf8 g5
  65. 65.Bxg5 Bf2
  66. 66.Ne4 Bxg3
  67. 67.Nxg3 Rh3
  68. 68.e6 Rxg3+
  69. 69.Ke2 Kd4
  70. 70.e7 Re3+
  71. 71.Kf2 Re4
  72. 72.f5 Kd5
  73. 73.Ne6

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