Levon Aronian vs Hikaru Nakamura

3rd Norway Chess 2015 · English Opening · 0-1 in 40 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event 3rd Norway Chess 2015
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 9.4
Date 2015.06.25
Opening English Opening (A25)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

2k4r/2p5/pp3p2/8/1P6/4P1RN/4KP1P/1r6 w - - 1 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nc6
  3. 3.g3 Bc5
  4. 4.Bg2 d6
  5. 5.e3 a6
  6. 6.Nge2 Ba7
  7. 7.a3 h5
  8. 8.d4 h4
  9. 9.b4 Nge7
  10. 10.c5 Bf5
  11. 11.Bb2 Qd7
  12. 12.Qb3 h3
  13. 13.Bf3 exd4
  14. 14.Nxd4 Bg4
  15. 15.Bxg4 Qxg4
  16. 16.Nxc6 Nxc6
  17. 17.Qd1 Qg6
  18. 18.cxd6 O-O-O
  19. 19.Rc1 Rxd6
  20. 20.Qc2 Qh5
  21. 21.Qe2 Ne5
  22. 22.Qxh5 Nd3+
  23. 23.Ke2 Nxc1+
  24. 24.Rxc1 Rxh5
  25. 25.g4 Re5
  26. 26.Rg1 Re8
  27. 27.Rg3 Bd4
  28. 28.Na4 Bxb2
  29. 29.Nxb2 Red8
  30. 30.Nc4 Rc6
  31. 31.Ne5 Rc2+
  32. 32.Ke1 f6
  33. 33.Nf3 Rh8
  34. 34.g5 Ra2
  35. 35.Nd4 Rxa3
  36. 36.Ne6 Ra1+
  37. 37.Ke2 Rh1
  38. 38.gxf6 gxf6
  39. 39.Nf4 b6
  40. 40.Nxh3 Rb1

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