Levon Aronian vs Hikaru Nakamura

Saint Louis Blitz 2018 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 70 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event Saint Louis Blitz 2018
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 7.3
Date 2018.08.14
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 70
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5N2/5P1k/q7/4NK2/5P2/8/6R1 b - - 6 70

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Be3 Ng4
  7. 7.Bc1 Nf6
  8. 8.f3 e6
  9. 9.Be3 b5
  10. 10.Qd2 Bb7
  11. 11.g4 Nfd7
  12. 12.O-O-O Nb6
  13. 13.Nb3 N8d7
  14. 14.Na5 Rb8
  15. 15.Bd4 Ba8
  16. 16.h4 Qc7
  17. 17.g5 b4
  18. 18.Nb1 e5
  19. 19.Bxb6 Rxb6
  20. 20.Nc4 Rc6
  21. 21.Ne3 Rc5
  22. 22.Bxa6 d5
  23. 23.exd5 Bd6
  24. 24.Qe2 O-O
  25. 25.Nd2 Ra5
  26. 26.Bc4 Nc5
  27. 27.Ne4 b3
  28. 28.Bxb3 Nxb3+
  29. 29.axb3 Ra1+
  30. 30.Kd2 Ra2
  31. 31.Nc4 Bc5
  32. 32.Qd3 Bxd5
  33. 33.Qxd5 Rd8
  34. 34.Qxd8+ Qxd8+
  35. 35.Ke2 Bd4
  36. 36.c3 Qb8
  37. 37.cxd4 Qxb3
  38. 38.Ned2 Qa4
  39. 39.dxe5 Qa6
  40. 40.Kf2 h6
  41. 41.Rhg1 Qa7+
  42. 42.Kg3 hxg5
  43. 43.hxg5 Qc7
  44. 44.Ra1 Qa7
  45. 45.Rac1 Ra6
  46. 46.Ne4 Qe7
  47. 47.Rgd1 Ra8
  48. 48.Rd6 Rc8
  49. 49.b3 Rb8
  50. 50.Rc3 Qa7
  51. 51.Rd1 Qe7
  52. 52.Rcd3 Rc8
  53. 53.Rd6 Rb8
  54. 54.R1d5 Qa7
  55. 55.Rd8+ Rxd8
  56. 56.Rxd8+ Kh7
  57. 57.Rd1 Qa2
  58. 58.Ncd2 Qc2
  59. 59.Rh1+ Kg6
  60. 60.Nc4 Qxb3
  61. 61.Ncd6 Qa3
  62. 62.Rb1 Qa5
  63. 63.Kf4 Qa2
  64. 64.Rh1 Qa5
  65. 65.Nf5 f6
  66. 66.gxf6 gxf6
  67. 67.exf6 Qc7+
  68. 68.Nfd6 Qa5
  69. 69.Rg1+ Kh6
  70. 70.Nf7+

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