Levon Aronian vs Hikaru Nakamura

SportAccord Rapid Men 2012 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 104 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event SportAccord Rapid Men 2012
Site Beijing CHN
Round 4.1
Date 2012.12.14
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E21)
Moves 104
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Final Position

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

7B/8/2b5/K7/2p1k3/8/8/8 w - - 0 105

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.Nf3 b6
  5. 5.Bf4 Ne4
  6. 6.Qc2 Bb7
  7. 7.e3 O-O
  8. 8.Be2 f5
  9. 9.O-O Bxc3
  10. 10.bxc3 d6
  11. 11.Rab1 Nd7
  12. 12.c5 dxc5
  13. 13.Ne5 Nxe5
  14. 14.Bxe5 Qe7
  15. 15.f3 Nf6
  16. 16.Rfe1 cxd4
  17. 17.exd4 Nd5
  18. 18.Bc4 f4
  19. 19.Bxd5 Bxd5
  20. 20.c4 Bb7
  21. 21.Qa4 Rf5
  22. 22.Rb2 a6
  23. 23.Qb4 Qd7
  24. 24.Rbe2 Re8
  25. 25.h3 h6
  26. 26.Rc1 Bc6
  27. 27.Rce1 Ref8
  28. 28.Qa3 Bb7
  29. 29.Rc2 R8f7
  30. 30.c5 Qc6
  31. 31.Qc3 b5
  32. 32.d5 Qxd5
  33. 33.Rd2 Qc4
  34. 34.Rd8+ Kh7
  35. 35.Qxc4 bxc4
  36. 36.Bc3 Bd5
  37. 37.Rc8 Rd7
  38. 38.Re5 Rff7
  39. 39.Rb8 Rfe7
  40. 40.Rb4 Rd8
  41. 41.Kf2 g5
  42. 42.h4 Kg6
  43. 43.Rb1 Ree8
  44. 44.Rbe1 Rf8
  45. 45.Rh1 Rb8
  46. 46.Ke2 Rb5
  47. 47.hxg5 hxg5
  48. 48.Rg1 Rf5
  49. 49.Rxf5 Kxf5
  50. 50.Rh1 e5
  51. 51.Rh8 Rxc5
  52. 52.Rf8+ Kg6
  53. 53.Re8 e4
  54. 54.fxe4 Bf7
  55. 55.Re7 g4
  56. 56.a3 Rb5
  57. 57.Rxc7 Rb3
  58. 58.Rc6+ Kh7
  59. 59.Be5 Re3+
  60. 60.Kd2 Rxe4
  61. 61.Rf6 Bh5
  62. 62.Bxf4 Kg7
  63. 63.Bg5 g3
  64. 64.Rxa6 Re2+
  65. 65.Kc3 Rxg2
  66. 66.Bf4 Bf7
  67. 67.Be5+ Kf8
  68. 68.Bd6+ Ke8
  69. 69.Bc5 Rh2
  70. 70.Ra7 g2
  71. 71.Re7+ Kf8
  72. 72.Re3+ Kg7
  73. 73.Rg3+ Kf6
  74. 74.Bg1 Rh1
  75. 75.Rxg2 Rh3+
  76. 76.Kb4 Rb3+
  77. 77.Kc5 Rxa3
  78. 78.Bd4+ Ke7
  79. 79.Re2+ Kd7
  80. 80.Re3 Ra8
  81. 81.Rh3 Rc8+
  82. 82.Kb5 Kd6
  83. 83.Kb4 Rb8+
  84. 84.Ka3 Be6
  85. 85.Re3 Kd5
  86. 86.Bg7 Bf7
  87. 87.Re5+ Kc6
  88. 88.Re3 Bg8
  89. 89.Rh3 Rb7
  90. 90.Bh8 Bh7
  91. 91.Rh6+ Kd5
  92. 92.Rh5+ Ke4
  93. 93.Rh4+ Kd5
  94. 94.Rh5+ Ke6
  95. 95.Rh6+ Kf5
  96. 96.Rh4 Rb3+
  97. 97.Ka4 Bg8
  98. 98.Rh5+ Ke4
  99. 99.Rc5 Bd5
  100. 100.Ka5 Rb8
  101. 101.Bg7 Rg8
  102. 102.Bf6 Rg6
  103. 103.Bh8 Rc6
  104. 104.Rxc6 Bxc6

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