Levon Aronian vs Hikaru Nakamura

20th Amber Rapid · 2011 · King's Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 53 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 20th Amber Rapid
Site Monaco MNC
Round 2
Date 2011.03.13
Opening King's Indian Defense (E70)
Moves 53
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/r7/7R/2p2k2/2K5/8 w - - 2 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bg7
  4. 4.e4 d6
  5. 5.Bd3 O-O
  6. 6.Nge2 Nc6
  7. 7.O-O e5
  8. 8.d5 Nd4
  9. 9.Nxd4 exd4
  10. 10.Nb5 Re8
  11. 11.Re1 Ng4
  12. 12.h3 a6
  13. 13.hxg4 axb5
  14. 14.cxb5 Qh4
  15. 15.g3 Qxg4
  16. 16.Qxg4 Bxg4
  17. 17.Bf4 Bf3
  18. 18.b6 g5
  19. 19.Bxg5 Re5
  20. 20.Bh4 cxb6
  21. 21.Rac1 Rae8
  22. 22.Bb5 Rf8
  23. 23.Bd3 Bh6
  24. 24.Rc4 f5
  25. 25.Rxd4 fxe4
  26. 26.Rexe4 Bxe4
  27. 27.Bxe4 Bc1
  28. 28.Rc4 Bxb2
  29. 29.f3 Ba3
  30. 30.Rc7 Rf7
  31. 31.Rc8+ Kg7
  32. 32.g4 Rxe4
  33. 33.fxe4 Rf4
  34. 34.Rc7+ Kg6
  35. 35.Kg2 Rxg4+
  36. 36.Bg3 Rxe4
  37. 37.Rxb7 Rb4
  38. 38.Kf3 Rb5
  39. 39.Bf2 Rxd5
  40. 40.Rxb6 Kf5
  41. 41.Rb3 Ra5
  42. 42.Be1 Ra4
  43. 43.Bf2 Bc5
  44. 44.Bxc5 dxc5
  45. 45.Rb5 Rc4
  46. 46.a4 Rc3+
  47. 47.Ke2 Ke4
  48. 48.a5 c4
  49. 49.Rh5 Rc2+
  50. 50.Kd1 Ra2
  51. 51.Rxh7 Rxa5
  52. 52.Kc2 c3
  53. 53.Rh4+ Kf3

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