Levon Aronian vs Hikaru Nakamura

74th Tata Steel GMA · 2012 · Dutch Defense · 1-0 in 59 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event 74th Tata Steel GMA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 2
Date 2012.01.15
Opening Dutch Defense (A88)
Moves 59
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5Rnk/5B2/4N2p/8/5P2/6PK/7P/q7 b - - 12 59

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 f5
  2. 2.g3 Nf6
  3. 3.Bg2 g6
  4. 4.Nf3 Bg7
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.c4 d6
  7. 7.Nc3 c6
  8. 8.Qb3 Kh8
  9. 9.Rd1 Na6
  10. 10.Qa3 Nc7
  11. 11.d5 c5
  12. 12.b4 cxb4
  13. 13.Qxb4 Na6
  14. 14.Qb1 Bd7
  15. 15.Nb5 Rc8
  16. 16.Nd2 Qb6
  17. 17.e3 Nc5
  18. 18.a4 Qa5
  19. 19.Ba3 a6
  20. 20.Bb4 Qd8
  21. 21.Nd4 Nxa4
  22. 22.Ne6 Bxe6
  23. 23.dxe6 Qe8
  24. 24.Bxb7 Rb8
  25. 25.Bxa6 Nc3
  26. 26.Bxc3 Rxb1
  27. 27.Rdxb1 g5
  28. 28.Rb7 Ng8
  29. 29.Bxg7+ Kxg7
  30. 30.Rb5 Qg6
  31. 31.c5 dxc5
  32. 32.Rxc5 Qxe6
  33. 33.Nf3 Qd6
  34. 34.Nd4 Kh8
  35. 35.Rc6 Qd7
  36. 36.Rac1 f4
  37. 37.Bc8 Qa7
  38. 38.Ne6 Rf6
  39. 39.exf4 gxf4
  40. 40.Rc7 Qa4
  41. 41.Nxf4 Rd6
  42. 42.Be6 Rd1+
  43. 43.Rxd1 Qxd1+
  44. 44.Kg2 Nf6
  45. 45.Rxe7 Qe1
  46. 46.Rf7 Qe4+
  47. 47.f3 Qd4
  48. 48.Kh3 Qe5
  49. 49.Kh4 Qd4
  50. 50.Bg4 Qe5
  51. 51.Ne6 h6
  52. 52.Rf8+ Ng8
  53. 53.f4 Qb2
  54. 54.Kh3 Qa1
  55. 55.Bh5 Kh7
  56. 56.Rf7+ Kh8
  57. 57.Bg6 Nf6
  58. 58.Rf8+ Ng8
  59. 59.Bf7

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