Levon Aronian vs Hikaru Nakamura

9th London Classic 2017 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 45 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 9th London Classic 2017
Site London ENG
Round 7.4
Date 2017.12.09
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 45
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Final Position

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

5k2/Q4p1p/5p2/4q3/4r3/P5RP/6PK/8 w - - 1 46

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.Qc2 Nc6
  9. 9.Rd1 Qa5
  10. 10.a3 Re8
  11. 11.Nd2 e5
  12. 12.Bg5 Nd4
  13. 13.Qb1 Bf5
  14. 14.Bd3 Bxd3
  15. 15.Qxd3 Ne4
  16. 16.Nxd5 Nxg5
  17. 17.b4 Qd8
  18. 18.bxc5 Nde6
  19. 19.O-O Nxc5
  20. 20.Qb1 Rc8
  21. 21.f4 exf4
  22. 22.exf4 Nge4
  23. 23.Nxe4 Rxe4
  24. 24.Rde1 Rxe1
  25. 25.Rxe1 Rb8
  26. 26.Qb5 Nd7
  27. 27.h3 Nf6
  28. 28.Nxf6+ gxf6
  29. 29.Kh2 Qd6
  30. 30.Qf5 b6
  31. 31.c5 bxc5
  32. 32.Rc1 Kh8
  33. 33.Rxc5 Rg8
  34. 34.Rd5 Qb6
  35. 35.Rd7 Qc6
  36. 36.Rd2 Re8
  37. 37.Qh5 Qe4
  38. 38.Qh4 Qf5
  39. 39.Rb2 Re4
  40. 40.Qg3 Qg6
  41. 41.Qf2 Qf5
  42. 42.Rb8+ Kg7
  43. 43.Rb3 Qxf4+
  44. 44.Rg3+ Kf8
  45. 45.Qxa7 Qe5

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