Levon Aronian vs Hikaru Nakamura

Lindores Abbey Final 8 · 2020 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 33 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Lindores Abbey Final 8
Site chess24.com INT
Round 1.22
Date 2020.05.25
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 33
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Final Position

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

q5k1/3n1pp1/2p1p2p/1pPp4/3PnPP1/1R2P2P/r5K1/1RQ1B3 w - - 12 34

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bf4 O-O
  6. 6.e3 Nbd7
  7. 7.c5 c6
  8. 8.h3 b6
  9. 9.b4 a5
  10. 10.a3 h6
  11. 11.Qc1 Bb7
  12. 12.Be2 Qc8
  13. 13.O-O Ba6
  14. 14.Re1 Qb7
  15. 15.Rb1 axb4
  16. 16.axb4 Bxe2
  17. 17.Rxe2 Ra7
  18. 18.Rc2 b5
  19. 19.Nd2 Rfa8
  20. 20.g4 Bd8
  21. 21.Bg3 Bc7
  22. 22.f4 Ra3
  23. 23.Kg2 R8a7
  24. 24.Nb3 Qa8
  25. 25.Na5 Rxc3
  26. 26.Rxc3 Bxa5
  27. 27.bxa5 Rxa5
  28. 28.Be1 Ne4
  29. 29.Rcb3 Ra2+
  30. 30.R1b2 Ra1
  31. 31.Rb1 Ra2+
  32. 32.R1b2 Ra1
  33. 33.Rb1 Ra2+

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