Levon Aronian vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com Speed 3m+1spm 2018 · Italian Game · 1-0 in 53 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 3m+1spm 2018
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.12
Date 2018.12.01
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/p5k1/1R5p/7p/6Q1/8/5RK1 b - - 0 53

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 O-O
  7. 7.Bg5 h6
  8. 8.Bh4 a6
  9. 9.a4 Ba7
  10. 10.Na3 g5
  11. 11.Bg3 g4
  12. 12.Nh4 Nh5
  13. 13.Nc2 Qg5
  14. 14.Re1 Be6
  15. 15.Ne3 Bxe3
  16. 16.Rxe3 Bxc4
  17. 17.dxc4 Ne7
  18. 18.a5 Rad8
  19. 19.Qb3 Rb8
  20. 20.Rd1 Rfd8
  21. 21.Qc2 Ng7
  22. 22.Red3 Ne6
  23. 23.b4 h5
  24. 24.f3 Ng6
  25. 25.Nxg6 fxg6
  26. 26.Qd2 Qxd2
  27. 27.R1xd2 gxf3
  28. 28.gxf3 Rf8
  29. 29.c5 dxc5
  30. 30.Bxe5 cxb4
  31. 31.cxb4 Rbe8
  32. 32.Rg2 Kh7
  33. 33.Rd7+ Kh6
  34. 34.f4 Rxf4
  35. 35.Bxf4+ Nxf4
  36. 36.Rb2 Rxe4
  37. 37.b5 Ra4
  38. 38.b6 c5
  39. 39.h4 c4
  40. 40.Rxb7 c3
  41. 41.Rc2 Rxa5
  42. 42.Kh2 Nd5
  43. 43.Rf2 Rb5
  44. 44.Rff7 g5
  45. 45.Rbd7 gxh4
  46. 46.b7 c2
  47. 47.Rd6+ Kg5
  48. 48.Rxd5+ Kg6
  49. 49.Rxb5 c1=Q
  50. 50.b8=Q Qd2+
  51. 51.Kg1 Qe1+
  52. 52.Rf1 Qg3+
  53. 53.Qxg3+

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