Levon Aronian vs Hikaru Nakamura

Nakamura vs Aronian Blitz · 2014 · King's Indian Attack · 1-0 in 53 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event Nakamura vs Aronian Blitz
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 2
Date 2014.11.25
Opening King's Indian Attack (A07)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/4P3/6p1/3K2Pp/7k/8/8 b - - 0 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.g3 c6
  3. 3.c4 dxc4
  4. 4.Bg2 g6
  5. 5.Qc2 Bg7
  6. 6.Qxc4 Nf6
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.d3 Nbd7
  9. 9.Nc3 e5
  10. 10.Qh4 Nd5
  11. 11.Bg5 f6
  12. 12.Bd2 N7b6
  13. 13.Nxd5 cxd5
  14. 14.Qb4 Be6
  15. 15.Rfc1 Rf7
  16. 16.Qa5 Nd7
  17. 17.Rc2 Qxa5
  18. 18.Bxa5 Nb8
  19. 19.e3 Nc6
  20. 20.Bc3 Bf8
  21. 21.a3 Rc8
  22. 22.Rac1 Rfc7
  23. 23.Ba5 b6
  24. 24.Bb4 a5
  25. 25.Bxf8 Kxf8
  26. 26.b4 axb4
  27. 27.axb4 b5
  28. 28.Rc5 Ke7
  29. 29.Rxb5 e4
  30. 30.dxe4 dxe4
  31. 31.Nd2 f5
  32. 32.Rbc5 Kd6
  33. 33.Bh3 h5
  34. 34.Nxe4+ fxe4
  35. 35.Bxe6 Kxe6
  36. 36.b5 Kd6
  37. 37.Rxc6+ Rxc6
  38. 38.Rxc6+ Rxc6
  39. 39.bxc6 g5
  40. 40.g4 h4
  41. 41.f4 exf3
  42. 42.Kf2 Kxc6
  43. 43.Kxf3 Kd5
  44. 44.h3 Ke5
  45. 45.Kf2 Kd5
  46. 46.Ke1 Ke5
  47. 47.Kd2 Ke4
  48. 48.Ke2 Kd5
  49. 49.Kd3 Ke5
  50. 50.e4 Kf4
  51. 51.Kd4 Kg3
  52. 52.e5 Kxh3
  53. 53.e6

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