Levon Aronian vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com Speed 5m+1spm 2018 · Giuoco Piano · 0-1 in 58 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event chess.com Speed 5m+1spm 2018
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.2
Date 2018.12.01
Opening Giuoco Piano (C53)
Moves 58
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/1p4pk/6q1/1p1pQ1Pp/2pB3P/P7/1K6/3b4 w - - 27 59

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.Bb5 Ne4
  8. 8.cxd4 Bb6
  9. 9.Nc3 O-O
  10. 10.Be3 Bg4
  11. 11.h3 Bh5
  12. 12.Qc2 Bg6
  13. 13.Qb3 Ne7
  14. 14.O-O c6
  15. 15.Bd3 Nd2
  16. 16.Nxd2 Bxd3
  17. 17.Rfd1 Bg6
  18. 18.Na4 Nf5
  19. 19.Nxb6 axb6
  20. 20.Qc3 f6
  21. 21.Bf4 Ra4
  22. 22.Nf3 Rc4
  23. 23.Qd2 fxe5
  24. 24.Bxe5 Nd6
  25. 25.Rdc1 Rxc1+
  26. 26.Qxc1 Ne4
  27. 27.Qe3 Bh5
  28. 28.Nd2 Nxf2
  29. 29.Qg3 Bg6
  30. 30.Rf1 Nd3
  31. 31.Rxf8+ Qxf8
  32. 32.Nf3 Nxb2
  33. 33.Bd6 Qe8
  34. 34.Ne5 Nc4
  35. 35.Nxc4 dxc4
  36. 36.Be5 Qf7
  37. 37.a3 b5
  38. 38.Kh2 h6
  39. 39.d5 cxd5
  40. 40.Bd4 Be4
  41. 41.Qe5 Qg6
  42. 42.g4 Qf7
  43. 43.Kg1 Kh7
  44. 44.g5 h5
  45. 45.h4 Qd7
  46. 46.Kf2 Qf7+
  47. 47.Ke1 Bd3
  48. 48.Kd2 Be4
  49. 49.Ke1 Qd7
  50. 50.Kd2 Kg6
  51. 51.Ke1 Kh7
  52. 52.Kd2 Qf7
  53. 53.Ke1 Qg6
  54. 54.Kd2 Bb1
  55. 55.Ke1 Be4
  56. 56.Kd2 Bh1
  57. 57.Kc1 Bf3
  58. 58.Kb2 Bd1

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