Levon Aronian vs Hikaru Nakamura

FIDE World Rapid 2014 · Queen's Gambit Accepted · 1-0 in 70 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event FIDE World Rapid 2014
Site Dubai UAE
Round 10.2
Date 2014.06.17
Opening Queen's Gambit Accepted (D20)
Moves 70
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1kb5/1P6/K2Pp1p1/4B1P1/5P2/8/8/8 b - - 0 70

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 dxc4
  3. 3.e3 e5
  4. 4.Bxc4 exd4
  5. 5.exd4 Bd6
  6. 6.Nf3 Nf6
  7. 7.Qe2+ Qe7
  8. 8.Qxe7+ Bxe7
  9. 9.Nc3 O-O
  10. 10.O-O a6
  11. 11.Re1 Bd8
  12. 12.Bf4 Nbd7
  13. 13.Rac1 Nb6
  14. 14.Bb3 h6
  15. 15.d5 Bf5
  16. 16.h3 Re8
  17. 17.g4 Rxe1+
  18. 18.Rxe1 Bd7
  19. 19.Ne5 Be8
  20. 20.h4 a5
  21. 21.a4 Nfd7
  22. 22.Nxd7 Bxd7
  23. 23.g5 hxg5
  24. 24.hxg5 Kf8
  25. 25.d6 c5
  26. 26.Kg2 c4
  27. 27.Bc2 Bc6+
  28. 28.f3 Nd7
  29. 29.Bf5 Nc5
  30. 30.Rh1 Kg8
  31. 31.Bh7+ Kf8
  32. 32.Bd3 Kg8
  33. 33.Bxc4 Ne6
  34. 34.Bxe6 fxe6
  35. 35.Kg3 Bb6
  36. 36.Re1 Bd7
  37. 37.Be3 Bd8
  38. 38.f4 Rc8
  39. 39.Rd1 Kf7
  40. 40.Bd4 Rc4
  41. 41.Be5 Bb6
  42. 42.Rh1 Rc8
  43. 43.Rh7 Rg8
  44. 44.Nb5 Kg6
  45. 45.Rh2 Rc8
  46. 46.Nc7 Bc5
  47. 47.b3 Bb4
  48. 48.Kf3 Bc6+
  49. 49.Ke3 Bc5+
  50. 50.Ke2 Bd7
  51. 51.Kd3 Rf8
  52. 52.Rc2 Bb6
  53. 53.Rh2 Bc5
  54. 54.Nb5 Rd8
  55. 55.Nd4 Bxd4
  56. 56.Kxd4 Rc8
  57. 57.Rh3 b5
  58. 58.axb5 Bxb5
  59. 59.Rc3 Rxc3
  60. 60.Kxc3 Kf7
  61. 61.Kd4 g6
  62. 62.Kc5 Bd7
  63. 63.Kb6 Ke8
  64. 64.Kxa5 Kd8
  65. 65.b4 Kc8
  66. 66.Kb6 Be8
  67. 67.b5 Bd7
  68. 68.Ka6 Kb8
  69. 69.b6 Bc8+
  70. 70.b7

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