Levon Aronian vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com Speed 5m+1spm 2018 · Italian Game · 0-1 in 59 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event chess.com Speed 5m+1spm 2018
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.4
Date 2018.12.01
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 59
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/P4Q2/2k5/2n1p3/rK1bP3/8/8/8 w - - 3 60

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.d3 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O d6
  6. 6.c3 a6
  7. 7.a4 O-O
  8. 8.Bg5 h6
  9. 9.Bh4 g5
  10. 10.Bg3 Ba7
  11. 11.Na3 g4
  12. 12.Bh4 gxf3
  13. 13.Qxf3 Kg7
  14. 14.Nc2 Be6
  15. 15.Ne3 Nb8
  16. 16.Kh1 Nbd7
  17. 17.Nf5+ Kh7
  18. 18.g4 Rg8
  19. 19.Nxh6 Bxc4
  20. 20.dxc4 Kxh6
  21. 21.g5+ Rxg5
  22. 22.Bxg5+ Kxg5
  23. 23.Rg1+ Kh6
  24. 24.Rg3 Nf8
  25. 25.Rag1 Ng6
  26. 26.Qf5 Kg7
  27. 27.Rxg6+ fxg6
  28. 28.Qxg6+ Kf8
  29. 29.Qh6+ Ke8
  30. 30.Rg7 Qe7
  31. 31.b4 Bxf2
  32. 32.Kg2 Be1
  33. 33.Rxe7+ Kxe7
  34. 34.Qg7+ Ke6
  35. 35.Qxc7 Bxc3
  36. 36.Qxb7 Rg8+
  37. 37.Kf1 Bd4
  38. 38.c5 Rg1+
  39. 39.Ke2 dxc5
  40. 40.Qxa6+ Ke7
  41. 41.bxc5 Bxc5
  42. 42.Qb7+ Nd7
  43. 43.a5 Rg2+
  44. 44.Kd3 Rxh2
  45. 45.Qd5 Bd4
  46. 46.Qg8 Rh3+
  47. 47.Kc4 Rc3+
  48. 48.Kb4 Nf6
  49. 49.Qg7+ Ke6
  50. 50.a6 Rc1
  51. 51.Qf8 Rb1+
  52. 52.Ka4 Nd7
  53. 53.Qg8+ Kd6
  54. 54.Ka3 Nc5
  55. 55.Qd8+ Ke6
  56. 56.Qg8+ Kd7
  57. 57.Qf7+ Kc6
  58. 58.a7 Ra1+
  59. 59.Kb4 Ra4#

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