Levon Aronian vs Hikaru Nakamura

6th Norway Chess 2018 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 42 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 6th Norway Chess 2018
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 9.3
Date 2018.06.07
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 42
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Final Position

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

8/5kpp/1R3p2/2r1p3/8/4P2P/5PP1/5K2 w - - 0 43

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 Nge6
  21. 21.Nf3 Nf8
  22. 22.Rd2 Rc8
  23. 23.Rfd1 Qd6
  24. 24.Nc3 Qg6
  25. 25.Rd5 Qxb1
  26. 26.Rxb1 f6
  27. 27.Nb5 Ne4
  28. 28.Nd2 Nxd2
  29. 29.Rxd2 Re7
  30. 30.Nxa7 Rxc4
  31. 31.Nb5 Rd7
  32. 32.Rxd7 Nxd7
  33. 33.Nd6 Rc3
  34. 34.Nxb7 Rxa3
  35. 35.h3 Ra8
  36. 36.Rd1 Nf8
  37. 37.Nc5 Rc8
  38. 38.Ne4 Rc7
  39. 39.Kf1 Ne6
  40. 40.Rd6 Kf7
  41. 41.Rb6 Nc5
  42. 42.Nxc5 Rxc5

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