Levon Aronian vs Hikaru Nakamura

6th Norway Blitz 2018 · English Opening · 0-1 in 41 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event 6th Norway Blitz 2018
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 1.5
Date 2018.05.27
Opening English Opening (A18)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/pp4pk/7p/P2P4/1BQP4/2Pn3P/5qP1/6K1 w - - 7 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 e6
  3. 3.e4 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 exd5
  5. 5.e5 Ne4
  6. 6.Nf3 Bf5
  7. 7.d3 Nxc3
  8. 8.bxc3 c5
  9. 9.d4 c4
  10. 10.a4 Nc6
  11. 11.Be2 Be7
  12. 12.O-O O-O
  13. 13.Ne1 Na5
  14. 14.Nc2 Nb3
  15. 15.Ra2 Qa5
  16. 16.Bb2 f6
  17. 17.Ne3 Be6
  18. 18.exf6 Bxf6
  19. 19.Qc2 Bg5
  20. 20.Ba3 Rfe8
  21. 21.Bh5 Red8
  22. 22.Bb4 Qc7
  23. 23.Re1 Bf7
  24. 24.Bf3 Re8
  25. 25.a5 Qd7
  26. 26.Qd1 Bxe3
  27. 27.fxe3 Bg6
  28. 28.Rf2 h6
  29. 29.Bh5 Qe6
  30. 30.e4 Kh7
  31. 31.Bxg6+ Qxg6
  32. 32.exd5 Rxe1+
  33. 33.Qxe1 Re8
  34. 34.Re2 Rxe2
  35. 35.Qxe2 Qb1+
  36. 36.Kf2 Nc1
  37. 37.Qxc4 Qe4
  38. 38.h3 Nd3+
  39. 39.Kg1 Qe3+
  40. 40.Kh2 Qf4+
  41. 41.Kg1 Qf2+

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