Levon Aronian vs Hikaru Nakamura

SportAccord Blitz Men 2012 · Modern Benoni · 1/2-1/2 in 44 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event SportAccord Blitz Men 2012
Site Beijing CHN
Round 3.5
Date 2012.12.16
Opening Modern Benoni (A61)
Moves 44
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Final Position

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

3k1N2/Rb6/3P1p1p/2p3p1/6P1/2P4P/5P1K/7r w - - 9 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 c5
  4. 4.d5 exd5
  5. 5.cxd5 g6
  6. 6.Nc3 d6
  7. 7.Bf4 a6
  8. 8.a4 Bg7
  9. 9.h3 O-O
  10. 10.e3 Ne8
  11. 11.Be2 Nd7
  12. 12.O-O h6
  13. 13.e4 Rb8
  14. 14.Re1 Qe7
  15. 15.Qb3 Nc7
  16. 16.Bf1 b6
  17. 17.Bh2 g5
  18. 18.Ne2 b5
  19. 19.Ng3 Ne5
  20. 20.Nh5 Bh8
  21. 21.Nxe5 Bxe5
  22. 22.Bxe5 Qxe5
  23. 23.axb5 Nxb5
  24. 24.Bxb5 Rxb5
  25. 25.Qc3 f6
  26. 26.Ra2 Kf7
  27. 27.g4 Re8
  28. 28.Re3 Ke7
  29. 29.Ng7 Qxc3
  30. 30.bxc3 Rh8
  31. 31.Rf3 Rh7
  32. 32.Nf5+ Kd7
  33. 33.Ne3 Rf7
  34. 34.Nc4 Kc7
  35. 35.e5 dxe5
  36. 36.d6+ Kd8
  37. 37.Nxe5 Rf8
  38. 38.Ng6 Bb7
  39. 39.Nxf8 Bxf3
  40. 40.Rxa6 Rb1+
  41. 41.Kh2 Bb7
  42. 42.Ra7 Rh1+
  43. 43.Kg3 Rg1+
  44. 44.Kh2 Rh1+

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