Levon Aronian vs Hikaru Nakamura

5th Zurich CC 2016 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 0-1 in 39 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event 5th Zurich CC 2016
Site Zurich SUI
Round 5.2
Date 2016.02.15
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/2n3p1/1q2pp1p/3p3Q/1p1N1P2/4r2P/6P1/1R4K1 w - - 0 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bf4 O-O
  6. 6.e3 Nbd7
  7. 7.c5 c6
  8. 8.h3 b6
  9. 9.b4 a5
  10. 10.a3 h6
  11. 11.Bd3 Ba6
  12. 12.O-O Bxd3
  13. 13.Qxd3 Qc8
  14. 14.Rfc1 Qb7
  15. 15.Rab1 axb4
  16. 16.axb4 Rfc8
  17. 17.Nd2 Bd8
  18. 18.Nb3 Bc7
  19. 19.Bxc7 Qxc7
  20. 20.Ra1 Qb7
  21. 21.b5 Rxa1
  22. 22.Rxa1 bxc5
  23. 23.Na5 Qa8
  24. 24.Nb3 Qb7
  25. 25.Na5 Qa8
  26. 26.Nb3 Qb8
  27. 27.dxc5 cxb5
  28. 28.Qd4 b4
  29. 29.Na4 Qb5
  30. 30.Qb2 Ne4
  31. 31.f3 Nexc5
  32. 32.Naxc5 Nxc5
  33. 33.Rc1 Rc7
  34. 34.Qe5 Qb6
  35. 35.f4 Na6
  36. 36.Ra1 Rc3
  37. 37.Nd4 Nc7
  38. 38.Rb1 f6
  39. 39.Qh5 Rxe3

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