Levon Aronian vs Hikaru Nakamura

Nakamura vs Aronian Blitz · 2014 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 127 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Nakamura vs Aronian Blitz
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 8
Date 2014.11.25
Opening English Opening (A21)
Moves 127
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/8/8/5K2/8/6k1 b - - 0 127

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Bb4
  3. 3.Nd5 a5
  4. 4.a3 Be7
  5. 5.d4 exd4
  6. 6.Nf3 Nf6
  7. 7.Nxe7 Qxe7
  8. 8.Nxd4 O-O
  9. 9.e3 d5
  10. 10.cxd5 Nxd5
  11. 11.Be2 Rd8
  12. 12.Qc2 c5
  13. 13.Nb5 Nc6
  14. 14.O-O Nf6
  15. 15.f3 Be6
  16. 16.e4 b6
  17. 17.Bg5 h6
  18. 18.Bh4 a4
  19. 19.Rae1 Rd7
  20. 20.Qc1 g5
  21. 21.Bf2 Rad8
  22. 22.Nc3 Nd4
  23. 23.Nxa4 Qd6
  24. 24.e5 Qc6
  25. 25.exf6 Nxe2+
  26. 26.Rxe2 Qxa4
  27. 27.Re4 Qb3
  28. 28.Re3 Qa4
  29. 29.b3 Bxb3
  30. 30.Qb1 Bc4
  31. 31.Rfe1 Rd1
  32. 32.Qxb6 Kh7
  33. 33.h4 gxh4
  34. 34.Qxc5 Qc2
  35. 35.Re4 Rxe1+
  36. 36.Bxe1 Rg8
  37. 37.Bf2 h3
  38. 38.Qf5+ Rg6
  39. 39.Qxh3 Bd5
  40. 40.Re1 Rxf6
  41. 41.Qh4 Rg6
  42. 42.Qf4 Qb3
  43. 43.Re3 Qb1+
  44. 44.Kh2 Qb2
  45. 45.Bg3 Qf6
  46. 46.Qxf6 Rxf6
  47. 47.a4 Ra6
  48. 48.Re5 Be6
  49. 49.a5 Kg6
  50. 50.Bh4 Rc6
  51. 51.Be7 Bc4
  52. 52.Re3 Re6
  53. 53.Rc3 Bf1
  54. 54.Bh4 Re2
  55. 55.Kg1 Bxg2
  56. 56.a6 Ra2
  57. 57.a7 Bxf3
  58. 58.Rxf3 Rxa7
  59. 59.Rf6+ Kg7
  60. 60.Rc6 Ra4
  61. 61.Bf6+ Kh7
  62. 62.Kf2 Re4
  63. 63.Rc7 Rf4+
  64. 64.Kg3 Rxf6
  65. 65.Rc5 Kg6
  66. 66.Rc8 Ra6
  67. 67.Rc5 Ra4
  68. 68.Rd5 h5
  69. 69.Rc5 f6
  70. 70.Rd5 Re4
  71. 71.Kf3 Rg4
  72. 72.Rd8 Kg5
  73. 73.Rg8+ Kf5
  74. 74.Rh8 Rg5
  75. 75.Rh6 Ke6
  76. 76.Rh7 Ke5
  77. 77.Rh6 Kf5
  78. 78.Rh8 Kg6
  79. 79.Kf2 Rg4
  80. 80.Kf3 Ra4
  81. 81.Kg3 Kg5
  82. 82.Rg8+ Kf5
  83. 83.Rh8 h4+
  84. 84.Kh3 Rf4
  85. 85.Re8 Re4
  86. 86.Rg8 Ke5
  87. 87.Ra8 f5
  88. 88.Ra5+ Kf6
  89. 89.Ra8 Rg4
  90. 90.Ra7 Kg5
  91. 91.Rg7+ Kf4
  92. 92.Ra7 Rg1
  93. 93.Ra8 Rh1+
  94. 94.Kg2 Rb1
  95. 95.Kh3 Rh1+
  96. 96.Kg2 Re1
  97. 97.Kh3 Kf3
  98. 98.Ra3+ Re3
  99. 99.Ra4 Kf2+
  100. 100.Kh2 h3
  101. 101.Ra2+ Re2
  102. 102.Ra8 f4
  103. 103.Kxh3 f3
  104. 104.Ra1 Re1
  105. 105.Ra2+ Re2
  106. 106.Ra1 Rb2
  107. 107.Kh2 Ke2
  108. 108.Kg3 Rd2
  109. 109.Kh2 Kf2
  110. 110.Kh3 Re2
  111. 111.Kh2 Rc2
  112. 112.Kh3 Rb2
  113. 113.Kh2 Rd2
  114. 114.Kh3 Rd7
  115. 115.Ra2+ Ke3
  116. 116.Ra3+ Rd3
  117. 117.Ra1 Ke2
  118. 118.Kg3 Rd2
  119. 119.Kh3 Kf2
  120. 120.Kh2 Re2
  121. 121.Kh3 Re1
  122. 122.Ra2+ Kg1
  123. 123.Kg3 Rf1
  124. 124.Rh2 Ra1
  125. 125.Rf2 Ra3
  126. 126.Rxf3 Rxf3+
  127. 127.Kxf3

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