Levon Aronian vs Hikaru Nakamura

4th Sinquefield Cup 2016 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 87 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event 4th Sinquefield Cup 2016
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 8.3
Date 2016.08.13
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 87
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/R1K2Pk1/1P6/6p1/8/4rP2/8/8 b - - 24 87

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bf4 O-O
  6. 6.e3 c5
  7. 7.dxc5 Bxc5
  8. 8.Bd3 dxc4
  9. 9.Bxc4 a6
  10. 10.Bd3 Nc6
  11. 11.O-O Nb4
  12. 12.Bb1 Qxd1
  13. 13.Rxd1 Nbd5
  14. 14.Nxd5 Nxd5
  15. 15.Be4 Nf6
  16. 16.Nd2 Re8
  17. 17.Bf3 e5
  18. 18.Bg3 Ra7
  19. 19.Rac1 b6
  20. 20.a3 Bd7
  21. 21.Nc4 e4
  22. 22.Be2 a5
  23. 23.Nd6 Re7
  24. 24.Nb5 Bxb5
  25. 25.Bxb5 Ra8
  26. 26.Kf1 Re6
  27. 27.Ke2 g5
  28. 28.Bc4 Ree8
  29. 29.h4 h6
  30. 30.hxg5 hxg5
  31. 31.Bd6 Kg7
  32. 32.Bb5 Bxd6
  33. 33.Rxd6 Re5
  34. 34.Rxb6 Rh8
  35. 35.Rb7 Rf5
  36. 36.Rf1 Rh2
  37. 37.Bc4 Ne8
  38. 38.Rb5 Rxb5
  39. 39.Bxb5 Nd6
  40. 40.Bd7 Kf6
  41. 41.Rc1 Rh8
  42. 42.b3 Ke7
  43. 43.Rc7 Rh1
  44. 44.Ra7 Ra1
  45. 45.g4 Rxa3
  46. 46.Ba4+ Kf8
  47. 47.Rxa5 Ra2+
  48. 48.Kf1 f6
  49. 49.Ra8+ Ke7
  50. 50.Bc6 Rb2
  51. 51.Ra7+ Ke6
  52. 52.Bd7+ Ke7
  53. 53.Bf5+ Ke8
  54. 54.Be6 Rb1+
  55. 55.Kg2 Rb2
  56. 56.Bd5 Rb1
  57. 57.Bc6+ Kf8
  58. 58.Rd7 Nf7
  59. 59.Bxe4 Rb2
  60. 60.Rb7 Nd6
  61. 61.Rb8+ Kg7
  62. 62.Bd5 Rd2
  63. 63.e4 f5
  64. 64.gxf5 Nxf5
  65. 65.Rb7+ Kh6
  66. 66.Rb6+ Kh7
  67. 67.Rb7+ Kh6
  68. 68.exf5 Rxd5
  69. 69.f6 Rd4
  70. 70.Kg3 Kg6
  71. 71.f7 Kg7
  72. 72.b4 Kf8
  73. 73.b5 Rb4
  74. 74.b6 Kg7
  75. 75.f3 Kf8
  76. 76.Kf2 Rb3
  77. 77.Ke2 Kg7
  78. 78.Kd2 Kf8
  79. 79.Kc2 Rb5
  80. 80.Kc3 Kg7
  81. 81.Kc4 Rb1
  82. 82.Kc5 Rc1+
  83. 83.Kd6 Rb1
  84. 84.Ke7 Re1+
  85. 85.Kd8 Re6
  86. 86.Kc7 Re3
  87. 87.Ra7

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