Levon Aronian vs Hikaru Nakamura

GCT Blitz Paris 2016 · Catalan Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 63 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2016
Site Paris FRA
Round 3.3
Date 2016.06.11
Opening Catalan Opening (E06)
Moves 63
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Final Position

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

8/8/4k1n1/6Pp/4K2P/5N2/8/8 w - - 11 64

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.c4 d5
  4. 4.g3 Be7
  5. 5.Bg2 O-O
  6. 6.O-O dxc4
  7. 7.Qc2 a6
  8. 8.a4 Bd7
  9. 9.Qxc4 Bc6
  10. 10.Bg5 Bd5
  11. 11.Qd3 c5
  12. 12.Nc3 Bc6
  13. 13.Rfd1 cxd4
  14. 14.Bxf6 Bxf6
  15. 15.Nxd4 Bxg2
  16. 16.Kxg2 Bxd4
  17. 17.Qxd4 Nc6
  18. 18.Qc5 Qa5
  19. 19.Ne4 Rfd8
  20. 20.Qxa5 Nxa5
  21. 21.Nc5 Rxd1
  22. 22.Rxd1 h6
  23. 23.Rd7 b5
  24. 24.b3 Rc8
  25. 25.Nxa6 bxa4
  26. 26.bxa4 Rc4
  27. 27.Ra7 Rxa4
  28. 28.Nc5 Ra1
  29. 29.Ra8+ Kh7
  30. 30.Nd7 g5
  31. 31.Ne5 Nb3
  32. 32.Rxa1 Nxa1
  33. 33.Nxf7 Kg6
  34. 34.Nd6 Nb3
  35. 35.g4 Nd2
  36. 36.h3 Kf6
  37. 37.f3 Ke5
  38. 38.Nf7+ Kf6
  39. 39.Nd8 Ke7
  40. 40.Nc6+ Kd6
  41. 41.Nb4 Ke5
  42. 42.Kf2 Nc4
  43. 43.Nc6+ Kd6
  44. 44.Nd4 Ke5
  45. 45.e3 Kd5
  46. 46.Ke2 Ne5
  47. 47.Nb5 Kc6
  48. 48.Nc3 Kd6
  49. 49.Ne4+ Ke7
  50. 50.f4 gxf4
  51. 51.exf4 Nc6
  52. 52.Ke3 Kf7
  53. 53.h4 h5
  54. 54.g5 Ne7
  55. 55.Nd6+ Kf8
  56. 56.Ke4 Ng6
  57. 57.f5 exf5+
  58. 58.Nxf5 Kf7
  59. 59.Kd5 Nf4+
  60. 60.Ke5 Ng6+
  61. 61.Ke4 Ke6
  62. 62.Nd4+ Kf7
  63. 63.Nf3 Ke6

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