Levon Aronian vs Hikaru Nakamura

The Game

White	Levon Aronian
Black	Hikaru Nakamura
Result	1/2-1/2
Event	Tata Steel India Blitz
Site	Kolkata IND
Round	3.5
Date	2018.11.13
Opening	Queen's Pawn Game (A46)
Moves	38

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Final Position

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

4k3/2R4p/8/5p2/8/q4PP1/5PKP/8 w - - 0 39

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 Nf6
2. 2.Nf3 e6
3. 3.g3 c5
4. 4.Bg2 cxd4
5. 5.O-O d5
6. 6.Nxd4 e5
7. 7.Nb3 Be7
8. 8.Qd3 Nc6
9. 9.Rd1 Be6
10. 10.Bg5 e4
11. 11.Qb5 a6
12. 12.Qxb7 Nb4
13. 13.Bxf6 gxf6
14. 14.Bxe4 Rb8
15. 15.Qa7 Rb6
16. 16.c4 Nc6
17. 17.Qxb6 Qxb6
18. 18.cxd5 Ne5
19. 19.dxe6 fxe6
20. 20.N1d2 f5
21. 21.Bf3 O-O
22. 22.Rac1 Rd8
23. 23.Kg2 Qb5
24. 24.Nb1 Rxd1
25. 25.Rxd1 Bb4
26. 26.Rc1 Qb6
27. 27.Nc3 Bxc3
28. 28.Rxc3 a5
29. 29.Rc5 Nxf3
30. 30.exf3 a4
31. 31.Rc8+ Kf7
32. 32.Nc5 Qb5
33. 33.Rc7+ Ke8
34. 34.b3 a3
35. 35.Nxe6 Qe2
36. 36.Nd4 Qxa2
37. 37.Nb5 Qxb3
38. 38.Nxa3 Qxa3

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