Levon Aronian vs Hikaru Nakamura

Saint Louis Rapid 2017 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 36 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Saint Louis Rapid 2017
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 8.2
Date 2017.08.16
Opening English Opening (A13)
Moves 36
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Final Position

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

6k1/3n1pp1/8/5B1p/8/6PP/4KP2/3r4 w - - 0 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.g3 d5
  4. 4.Bg2 d4
  5. 5.e3 c5
  6. 6.exd4 cxd4
  7. 7.O-O Nc6
  8. 8.d3 Be7
  9. 9.Re1 O-O
  10. 10.b3 Nd7
  11. 11.Ba3 Re8
  12. 12.Bxe7 Rxe7
  13. 13.a3 a5
  14. 14.Nbd2 Nc5
  15. 15.Ne4 Nxe4
  16. 16.Rxe4 e5
  17. 17.Re1 Bg4
  18. 18.h3 Bh5
  19. 19.Qd2 e4
  20. 20.Rxe4 Rxe4
  21. 21.dxe4 Bxf3
  22. 22.Bxf3 a4
  23. 23.Rb1 Ne5
  24. 24.Bg2 axb3
  25. 25.Rxb3 Nxc4
  26. 26.Qb4 Ne5
  27. 27.Qxb7 d3
  28. 28.Rb1 h5
  29. 29.Qd5 Qxd5
  30. 30.exd5 Rxa3
  31. 31.d6 d2
  32. 32.Kf1 Rd3
  33. 33.Ke2 Rxd6
  34. 34.Be4 Nd7
  35. 35.Bf5 d1=B+
  36. 36.Rxd1 Rxd1

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