Levon Aronian vs Hikaru Nakamura

World Teams 2013 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 42 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event World Teams 2013
Site Antalya TUR
Round 3.5
Date 2013.11.28
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D56)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4r3/pp6/3k1P2/3P4/5K1R/8/PP6/8 b - - 0 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bg5 Be7
  5. 5.Nc3 h6
  6. 6.Bh4 O-O
  7. 7.e3 Ne4
  8. 8.Bxe7 Qxe7
  9. 9.Rc1 c6
  10. 10.Bd3 Nxc3
  11. 11.Rxc3 dxc4
  12. 12.Rxc4 Nd7
  13. 13.O-O e5
  14. 14.Bc2 Nb6
  15. 15.Rc5 exd4
  16. 16.Qd3 g6
  17. 17.Bb3 Kg7
  18. 18.Qxd4+ Qf6
  19. 19.Re5 Bd7
  20. 20.h4 Rad8
  21. 21.h5 Bf5
  22. 22.Qc3 Bg4
  23. 23.hxg6 Bxf3
  24. 24.gxf3 Nd5
  25. 25.Bxd5 cxd5
  26. 26.gxf7 d4
  27. 27.exd4 Rxf7
  28. 28.d5 Qxf3
  29. 29.Qxf3 Rxf3
  30. 30.Rd1 Kf7
  31. 31.Rd4 Re8
  32. 32.Rxe8 Kxe8
  33. 33.Kg2 Rf5
  34. 34.f4 Kd7
  35. 35.Kf3 Kd6
  36. 36.Ke4 Rf8
  37. 37.Rd2 h5
  38. 38.f5 h4
  39. 39.Rh2 Re8+
  40. 40.Kf4 Rh8
  41. 41.f6 Re8
  42. 42.Rxh4

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