Levon Aronian vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com Speed 3m+1spm 2018 · Giuoco Piano · 1/2-1/2 in 44 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com Speed 3m+1spm 2018
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.20
Date 2018.12.01
Opening Giuoco Piano (C53)
Moves 44
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Final Position

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

2r2b2/5k2/6R1/1p1p3p/4p3/2P1B2P/5PP1/6K1 w - - 9 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.c3 Nf6
  5. 5.d4 exd4
  6. 6.e5 d5
  7. 7.Be2 Ne4
  8. 8.cxd4 Bb6
  9. 9.Nc3 O-O
  10. 10.O-O f6
  11. 11.exf6 Nxc3
  12. 12.bxc3 Qxf6
  13. 13.h3 Bf5
  14. 14.a4 Rae8
  15. 15.Nh2 Na5
  16. 16.Bh5 Bg6
  17. 17.Ng4 Qf5
  18. 18.Bxg6 Qxg6
  19. 19.Ba3 Rf4
  20. 20.Ne5 Qe6
  21. 21.Re1 c6
  22. 22.Qd2 Re4
  23. 23.Rxe4 dxe4
  24. 24.Qe2 Bc7
  25. 25.Ng4 Nc4
  26. 26.Bc1 Ba5
  27. 27.Qc2 a6
  28. 28.Bf4 h5
  29. 29.Ne3 Nxe3
  30. 30.Bxe3 Qc4
  31. 31.Qd1 g6
  32. 32.Rc1 b5
  33. 33.axb5 axb5
  34. 34.Qc2 Bc7
  35. 35.Ra1 Bd6
  36. 36.Qa2 Qxa2
  37. 37.Rxa2 Rc8
  38. 38.Ra6 Bf8
  39. 39.d5 cxd5
  40. 40.Rxg6+ Kf7
  41. 41.Rg5 Ke6
  42. 42.Rg6+ Kf7
  43. 43.Rg5 Ke6
  44. 44.Rg6+ Kf7

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