Levon Aronian vs Hikaru Nakamura

Nakamura-Aronian m 2014 · English Opening · 1-0 in 50 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event Nakamura-Aronian m 2014
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 2
Date 2014.11.22
Opening English Opening (A14)
Moves 50
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1n6/6p1/1P1k1p1p/KB5P/4P1P1/8/8 b - - 5 50

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.Ne5 Nc6
  8. 8.Bxc6 bxc6
  9. 9.Nxc6 Qe8
  10. 10.Nxe7+ Qxe7
  11. 11.Na3 c5
  12. 12.dxc5 Qxc5
  13. 13.Be3 Qb4
  14. 14.Qc1 Ba6
  15. 15.Bd4 Rfd8
  16. 16.Rd1 Rac8
  17. 17.Qc3 Qa4
  18. 18.Qc2 Qxc2
  19. 19.Nxc2 c3
  20. 20.Bxc3 Rxd1+
  21. 21.Rxd1 Bxe2
  22. 22.Re1 Bc4
  23. 23.Ne3 Nd5
  24. 24.Nxc4 Rxc4
  25. 25.Bd2 Kf8
  26. 26.Rc1 Rxc1+
  27. 27.Bxc1 Ke7
  28. 28.Kf1 e5
  29. 29.Ke2 e4
  30. 30.Kd2 f5
  31. 31.Kc2 Nb4+
  32. 32.Kb3 Nd3
  33. 33.Be3 a6
  34. 34.Kc3 Kd6
  35. 35.h4 g6
  36. 36.b4 Kd5
  37. 37.a4 Ne5
  38. 38.b5 a5
  39. 39.Bb6 Nc4
  40. 40.Bd8 Kc5
  41. 41.Bc7 h5
  42. 42.Kc2 Kd5
  43. 43.Kb3 Nd2+
  44. 44.Kc3 e3
  45. 45.fxe3 Ne4+
  46. 46.Kb2 Nc5
  47. 47.Bxa5 Nxa4+
  48. 48.Ka3 Nc5
  49. 49.Bb4 Nb7
  50. 50.Ka4

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