Levon Aronian vs Hikaru Nakamura

GCT Blitz YourNextMove · 2018 · Sicilian, Closed · 0-1 in 48 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event GCT Blitz YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 13.3
Date 2018.06.16
Opening Sicilian, Closed (B23)
Moves 48
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/4Q3/6pk/p7/1p1b3P/8/P1q5/7K w - - 2 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 d6
  3. 3.Nge2 Nf6
  4. 4.g3 g6
  5. 5.Bg2 Bg7
  6. 6.O-O O-O
  7. 7.d3 Nc6
  8. 8.Bg5 Rb8
  9. 9.Nd5 Ne8
  10. 10.c3 h6
  11. 11.Bd2 b5
  12. 12.f4 e6
  13. 13.Ne3 Ne7
  14. 14.g4 d5
  15. 15.e5 a5
  16. 16.d4 cxd4
  17. 17.cxd4 b4
  18. 18.f5 f6
  19. 19.fxe6 Bxe6
  20. 20.Nf4 Qb6
  21. 21.Qb3 Rd8
  22. 22.Nxe6 Qxe6
  23. 23.exf6 Nxf6
  24. 24.Rae1 Nxg4
  25. 25.Rxf8+ Rxf8
  26. 26.Nxg4 Qxg4
  27. 27.Rxe7 Qxd4+
  28. 28.Be3 Qh4
  29. 29.Qxd5+ Kh8
  30. 30.Rf7 Qe1+
  31. 31.Rf1 Qxe3+
  32. 32.Kh1 Rxf1+
  33. 33.Bxf1 Qc1
  34. 34.Qc4 Qxb2
  35. 35.Bd3 Qf6
  36. 36.Qe4 Kh7
  37. 37.h4 h5
  38. 38.Kg2 Qd6
  39. 39.Bc2 Be5
  40. 40.Qd3 Qc6+
  41. 41.Qe4 Qf6
  42. 42.Qf3 Qe6
  43. 43.Qxh5+ Kg7
  44. 44.Qg5 Qc6+
  45. 45.Kf1 Qc4+
  46. 46.Kg1 Bd4+
  47. 47.Kh1 Qxc2
  48. 48.Qe7+ Kh6

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