Levon Aronian vs Hikaru Nakamura

4th Final Masters · 2011 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 46 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 4th Final Masters
Site Sao Paulo/Bilbao BRA/ESP
Round 3
Date 2011.09.28
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D94)
Moves 46
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Final Position

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

6k1/3n1p2/4p1p1/3p3p/3P1N2/4P2P/5PP1/6K1 w - - 0 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.e3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 g6
  5. 5.d4 Bg7
  6. 6.Bd3 O-O
  7. 7.O-O Bg4
  8. 8.h3 Bxf3
  9. 9.Qxf3 e6
  10. 10.Rd1 Nbd7
  11. 11.b3 a5
  12. 12.Bf1 Qb8
  13. 13.Bd2 Rd8
  14. 14.Be1 Ne8
  15. 15.Rab1 Nd6
  16. 16.Qe2 Re8
  17. 17.Qc2 h5
  18. 18.Be2 Qd8
  19. 19.Bf3 Rb8
  20. 20.Qd3 Qe7
  21. 21.Qf1 Nf5
  22. 22.Be2 Ra8
  23. 23.Bd3 Nd6
  24. 24.Rbc1 Qd8
  25. 25.Bb1 Bh6
  26. 26.Na4 Bf8
  27. 27.Nc5 Qc7
  28. 28.Nd3 a4
  29. 29.Nf4 axb3
  30. 30.axb3 Qd8
  31. 31.Bb4 Nc8
  32. 32.Bxf8 Nxf8
  33. 33.Bd3 Ra3
  34. 34.b4 Nb6
  35. 35.b5 Qe7
  36. 36.bxc6 bxc6
  37. 37.cxd5 cxd5
  38. 38.Rc6 Nbd7
  39. 39.Ra6 Rxa6
  40. 40.Bxa6 Rb8
  41. 41.Rb1 Rxb1
  42. 42.Qxb1 Qd6
  43. 43.Be2 Qb8
  44. 44.Qxb8 Nxb8
  45. 45.Bb5 Nbd7
  46. 46.Bxd7 Nxd7

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