Levon Aronian vs Hikaru Nakamura

4th Zurich CC Rapid · 2015 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 48 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 4th Zurich CC Rapid
Site Zurich SUI
Round 5.2
Date 2015.02.19
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D56)
Moves 48
Replay this game move by move →

Final Position

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

5k2/3Q4/2B4p/2p2p1p/1p3P2/1Pn1q1P1/2K5/8 w - - 0 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Be7
  4. 4.Nf3 Nf6
  5. 5.Bg5 h6
  6. 6.Bh4 O-O
  7. 7.e3 Ne4
  8. 8.Bxe7 Qxe7
  9. 9.Rc1 c6
  10. 10.Be2 Nd7
  11. 11.O-O Nxc3
  12. 12.Rxc3 dxc4
  13. 13.Rxc4 e5
  14. 14.Qc2 Re8
  15. 15.Rc1 exd4
  16. 16.Nxd4 Nf6
  17. 17.a3 Be6
  18. 18.Nxe6 Qxe6
  19. 19.Rd1 Rad8
  20. 20.Rcd4 Rxd4
  21. 21.Rxd4 Qe7
  22. 22.Qd1 g6
  23. 23.Bf3 Qe5
  24. 24.h3 Kg7
  25. 25.Qb3 Re7
  26. 26.Rb4 Qc7
  27. 27.g3 b6
  28. 28.Rc4 c5
  29. 29.Kg2 Qe5
  30. 30.Qc2 Ne8
  31. 31.Re4 Qf6
  32. 32.Rxe7 Qxe7
  33. 33.Kf1 Qe5
  34. 34.h4 Nd6
  35. 35.Ke2 Nb5
  36. 36.Kd1 Nd6
  37. 37.Kc1 b5
  38. 38.Kb1 a5
  39. 39.Bc6 b4
  40. 40.axb4 axb4
  41. 41.b3 f5
  42. 42.Qd3 Ne4
  43. 43.Qd7+ Kf8
  44. 44.Qd8+ Kg7
  45. 45.Qd7+ Kf8
  46. 46.h5 gxh5
  47. 47.f4 Nc3+
  48. 48.Kc2 Qxe3

More Levon Aronian Games

Go Deeper

Step through this game on the interactive board, where you can also branch off and play your own ideas from any position. See every game between Levon Aronian and Hikaru Nakamura, or browse all Levon Aronian games in the collection. To find out what the engine thinks of it, paste the moves into Analyze Game and Stockfish will mark every turning point.