Levon Aronian vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2018 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 44 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2018
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.22
Date 2018.12.01
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 44
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Final Position

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

8/8/4k3/p2p4/P2R1P2/2P5/2r5/4K3 w - - 9 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 Nd6
  6. 6.Bxc6 dxc6
  7. 7.dxe5 Nf5
  8. 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8
  9. 9.Nc3 Ke8
  10. 10.h3 h5
  11. 11.Bg5 Be6
  12. 12.Ne2 Be7
  13. 13.Nf4 Bd5
  14. 14.Nxd5 cxd5
  15. 15.Rad1 c6
  16. 16.Rd3 f6
  17. 17.Bf4 Kf7
  18. 18.a4 Rhe8
  19. 19.Re1 Rad8
  20. 20.Rb3 b6
  21. 21.Kf1 Bc5
  22. 22.Rd3 a5
  23. 23.g4 hxg4
  24. 24.hxg4 Ne7
  25. 25.c3 Ng6
  26. 26.Bg3 Re6
  27. 27.exf6 Rxe1+
  28. 28.Nxe1 gxf6
  29. 29.f4 f5
  30. 30.gxf5 Ne7
  31. 31.Nf3 Nxf5
  32. 32.Ne5+ Ke6
  33. 33.Nxc6 Rh8
  34. 34.b4 Be3
  35. 35.Bf2 Bxf2
  36. 36.Kxf2 Rh2+
  37. 37.Ke1 Ra2
  38. 38.bxa5 bxa5
  39. 39.Nd4+ Nxd4
  40. 40.Rxd4 Rc2
  41. 41.Rd3 Ra2
  42. 42.Rd4 Rc2
  43. 43.Rd3 Ra2
  44. 44.Rd4 Rc2

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