Levon Aronian vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com Speed 5m+1spm 2018 · Italian Game · 0-1 in 35 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event chess.com Speed 5m+1spm 2018
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.10
Date 2018.12.01
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 35
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

2k5/2p2p2/1bQp4/5P2/r7/2P1n2r/P7/5R1K w - - 0 36

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.O-O Nf6
  5. 5.d3 d6
  6. 6.c3 O-O
  7. 7.Bg5 h6
  8. 8.Bh4 a6
  9. 9.Nbd2 Ba7
  10. 10.Kh1 g5
  11. 11.Nxg5 hxg5
  12. 12.Bxg5 Kg7
  13. 13.f4 Rh8
  14. 14.d4 exd4
  15. 15.e5 Ng4
  16. 16.h3 Qg8
  17. 17.Ne4 Ne3
  18. 18.Qf3 Nxc4
  19. 19.Nf6 Bxh3
  20. 20.gxh3 Qc8
  21. 21.Kh2 Nd2
  22. 22.Qg2 Nxf1+
  23. 23.Rxf1 Kf8
  24. 24.f5 Nxe5
  25. 25.Nd5 Qd7
  26. 26.Be7+ Qxe7
  27. 27.Nxe7 Kxe7
  28. 28.Qxb7 Kd7
  29. 29.Qxa6 dxc3
  30. 30.Qb5+ Kc8
  31. 31.bxc3 Bb6
  32. 32.Qe2 Ra4
  33. 33.Qg2 Ng4+
  34. 34.Kh1 Ne3
  35. 35.Qc6 Rxh3+

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