Levon Aronian vs Hikaru Nakamura

Nakamura-Aronian m 2014 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 30 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Nakamura-Aronian m 2014
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 4
Date 2014.11.24
Opening English Opening (A14)
Moves 30
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Final Position

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

8/5p1p/P3pk2/2bB4/1p5P/6P1/5P2/6K1 w - - 1 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e6
  2. 2.g3 d5
  3. 3.Bg2 Nf6
  4. 4.Nf3 Be7
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.d4 dxc4
  7. 7.Qc2 b5
  8. 8.a4 b4
  9. 9.Nfd2 c6
  10. 10.Nxc4 Qxd4
  11. 11.Rd1 Qc5
  12. 12.Nbd2 Ba6
  13. 13.b3 Nbd7
  14. 14.Bb2 Rad8
  15. 15.Rac1 Nb6
  16. 16.Bxf6 gxf6
  17. 17.Ne4 Qf5
  18. 18.Nxb6 axb6
  19. 19.Qxc6 Rxd1+
  20. 20.Rxd1 Rc8
  21. 21.Qxb6 Bxe2
  22. 22.Qb7 Bxd1
  23. 23.Qxc8+ Bf8
  24. 24.Qd8 Bxb3
  25. 25.a5 Kg7
  26. 26.a6 Qe5
  27. 27.h4 Bd5
  28. 28.Nxf6 Qxf6
  29. 29.Qxf6+ Kxf6
  30. 30.Bxd5 Bc5

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