Levon Aronian vs Hikaru Nakamura

GCT Rapid YourNextMove · 2018 · English Opening · 1-0 in 71 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event GCT Rapid YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 2.2
Date 2018.06.12
Opening English Opening (A14)
Moves 71
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5k2/8/4Q2K/4p1R1/8/8/3q4 b - - 27 71

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.g3 d5
  4. 4.Bg2 Be7
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.b3 c5
  7. 7.Bb2 Nc6
  8. 8.cxd5 Nxd5
  9. 9.Nc3 b6
  10. 10.Nxd5 exd5
  11. 11.d4 Be6
  12. 12.Qb1 a5
  13. 13.Rd1 Ra7
  14. 14.Bc3 a4
  15. 15.bxa4 Rxa4
  16. 16.Qb5 Rc4
  17. 17.Rac1 Bf6
  18. 18.Qxc6 cxd4
  19. 19.Bxd4 Rxc6
  20. 20.Rxc6 Qa8
  21. 21.Rxb6 Qa4
  22. 22.Rd2 Rc8
  23. 23.h4 Bd8
  24. 24.Rb3 h6
  25. 25.Kh2 Bf5
  26. 26.Rdb2 Bc7
  27. 27.Be5 Bxe5
  28. 28.Nxe5 Qe8
  29. 29.Nf3 Be4
  30. 30.Bh3 Ra8
  31. 31.Nd4 Qe5
  32. 32.e3 g5
  33. 33.h5 Ra6
  34. 34.Rb6 Rxb6
  35. 35.Rxb6 Qc7
  36. 36.Rxh6 Qa5
  37. 37.Bg2 Qxa2
  38. 38.Bxe4 dxe4
  39. 39.Kg2 Kg7
  40. 40.Rd6 g4
  41. 41.Nf5+ Kh7
  42. 42.Rf6 Qb3
  43. 43.Nh6 Qd5
  44. 44.Nxf7 Kg7
  45. 45.Rf4 Kh7
  46. 46.h6 Kg6
  47. 47.Rxg4+ Kxf7
  48. 48.h7 Qh5
  49. 49.Rh4 Qf3+
  50. 50.Kg1 Qd1+
  51. 51.Kh2 Qe2
  52. 52.h8=Q Qxf2+
  53. 53.Kh3 Qf5+
  54. 54.Kg2 Qf3+
  55. 55.Kg1 Qxe3+
  56. 56.Kf1 Qf3+
  57. 57.Ke1 Qxg3+
  58. 58.Kd2 Qd3+
  59. 59.Kc1 Qc4+
  60. 60.Kb2 Qb4+
  61. 61.Kc2 Qc5+
  62. 62.Kd1 Qg1+
  63. 63.Ke2 Qg2+
  64. 64.Ke3 Qf3+
  65. 65.Kd4 Qd3+
  66. 66.Ke5 Qc3+
  67. 67.Kf5 Qc5+
  68. 68.Qe5 Qc8+
  69. 69.Kg5 Qd8+
  70. 70.Kh5 Qd1+
  71. 71.Rg4

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