Levon Aronian vs Hikaru Nakamura

Norway Supreme Masters Blitz 2013 · Queen's Pawn Game · 0-1 in 53 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event Norway Supreme Masters Blitz 2013
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 9.5
Date 2013.05.07
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A46)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/pp6/8/2k1n2p/6p1/6P1/Pp4K1/4R3 w - - 0 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.e3 g6
  4. 4.Bd3 Bg7
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.Nbd2 d6
  7. 7.b3 Nfd7
  8. 8.Bb2 f5
  9. 9.e4 f4
  10. 10.e5 Nb6
  11. 11.Re1 Nc6
  12. 12.Ne4 d5
  13. 13.Neg5 h6
  14. 14.Nh3 Qe8
  15. 15.Ba3 g5
  16. 16.Bxf8 Bxf8
  17. 17.c3 Be7
  18. 18.g3 Qh5
  19. 19.Bf1 Bd7
  20. 20.Nd2 Qxd1
  21. 21.Raxd1 Rf8
  22. 22.f3 fxg3
  23. 23.hxg3 Be8
  24. 24.Nf2 Nb8
  25. 25.Nd3 Bg6
  26. 26.f4 N8d7
  27. 27.Re3 g4
  28. 28.Nf2 h5
  29. 29.Bd3 Kg7
  30. 30.Bxg6 Kxg6
  31. 31.Nf1 Nc8
  32. 32.Re2 Bd8
  33. 33.Ne3 Ne7
  34. 34.Rf1 c5
  35. 35.dxc5 Nxc5
  36. 36.Kg2 Bb6
  37. 37.Rd1 Nd7
  38. 38.c4 Bxe3
  39. 39.Rxe3 Nb6
  40. 40.Nd3 Nf5
  41. 41.Re2 dxc4
  42. 42.Nc5 Rc8
  43. 43.Nxe6 cxb3
  44. 44.Nd4 Nxd4
  45. 45.Rxd4 Rc2
  46. 46.f5+ Kxf5
  47. 47.Rf4+ Ke6
  48. 48.Rf6+ Kd5
  49. 49.Rd6+ Kc5
  50. 50.Rdd2 Rxd2
  51. 51.Rxd2 Nc4
  52. 52.Re2 b2
  53. 53.Re1 Nxe5

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