Levon Aronian vs Hikaru Nakamura

Sinquefield Cup 2013 · King's Indian Defense · 1-0 in 61 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event Sinquefield Cup 2013
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 4.2
Date 2013.09.13
Opening King's Indian Defense (E71)
Moves 61
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5N2/3kp3/5p1p/5Pb1/1B2K3/8/8 b - - 1 61

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bg7
  4. 4.e4 d6
  5. 5.h3 O-O
  6. 6.Bg5 c5
  7. 7.d5 a6
  8. 8.Bd3 b5
  9. 9.Nf3 Nbd7
  10. 10.O-O h6
  11. 11.Be3 bxc4
  12. 12.Bxc4 a5
  13. 13.a4 Nb6
  14. 14.Bd3 Ne8
  15. 15.Re1 Nc7
  16. 16.Rc1 Na6
  17. 17.b3 Nb4
  18. 18.Bb1 Bb7
  19. 19.Ne2 Rc8
  20. 20.h4 c4
  21. 21.h5 cxb3
  22. 22.Qxb3 g5
  23. 23.Ng3 N6xd5
  24. 24.exd5 Bxd5
  25. 25.Rxc8 Bxb3
  26. 26.Rxd8 Rxd8
  27. 27.Nf5 Bf8
  28. 28.Bb6 Rb8
  29. 29.Bc7 Rc8
  30. 30.Bxa5 Nc6
  31. 31.Bc3 Bxa4
  32. 32.Ba2 Rc7
  33. 33.Nh2 Ne5
  34. 34.Bxe5 dxe5
  35. 35.Ng4 e6
  36. 36.Ng3 Kg7
  37. 37.Nxe5 Ba3
  38. 38.Ne4 Rc2
  39. 39.Bb1 Rc1
  40. 40.Rxc1 Bxc1
  41. 41.Nd6 f5
  42. 42.Ndc4 Bf4
  43. 43.Nd3 Be8
  44. 44.Nxf4 gxf4
  45. 45.g3 fxg3
  46. 46.f4 Bxh5
  47. 47.Kg2 Kf6
  48. 48.Kxg3 Be8
  49. 49.Kh4 Bb5
  50. 50.Ne5 Be8
  51. 51.Bc2 Ke7
  52. 52.Bd1 Kf6
  53. 53.Bf3 Ba4
  54. 54.Bc6 Bd1
  55. 55.Bd7 Be2
  56. 56.Ba4 Ke7
  57. 57.Bb3 Kd6
  58. 58.Kg3 Bh5
  59. 59.Kf2 Bg4
  60. 60.Ke3 h5
  61. 61.Nf7+

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