Levon Aronian vs Hikaru Nakamura

Lindores Abbey Final 8 · 2020 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 118 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event Lindores Abbey Final 8
Site chess24.com INT
Round 1.11
Date 2020.05.23
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 118
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/8/8/8/1KB5/5R2/2k1r3 b - - 82 118

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.Bd3 Ba6
  12. 12.O-O Qc8
  13. 13.Na4 Qb7
  14. 14.Qc2 Bxd3
  15. 15.Qxd3 Ne4
  16. 16.Rfb1 axb4
  17. 17.axb4 b5
  18. 18.Nc3 f5
  19. 19.Ne2 Bf6
  20. 20.Ne5 Ng5
  21. 21.Nxd7 Qxd7
  22. 22.Nc1 Nf7
  23. 23.Qc3 Rfe8
  24. 24.Nd3 Qb7
  25. 25.Rb3 Ra4
  26. 26.Rxa4 bxa4
  27. 27.Ra3 Qb5
  28. 28.Qc2 Ra8
  29. 29.Bc7 Bd8
  30. 30.Ba5 Bf6
  31. 31.f4 g5
  32. 32.g3 h5
  33. 33.Qxa4 Qxa4
  34. 34.Rxa4 h4
  35. 35.gxh4 gxf4
  36. 36.Nxf4 e5
  37. 37.Ng6 exd4
  38. 38.exd4 Bxd4+
  39. 39.Kf1 Bf6
  40. 40.Ra2 Kh7
  41. 41.h5 Ng5
  42. 42.Nf4 Ne4
  43. 43.Nd3 Bd4
  44. 44.Rg2 f4
  45. 45.Nxf4 Rf8
  46. 46.Bc7 Rf7
  47. 47.Ke2 Bc3
  48. 48.Ne6 Bxb4
  49. 49.Bd6 Bc3
  50. 50.Ng5+ Nxg5
  51. 51.Rxg5 Bb4
  52. 52.Rg4 Rb7
  53. 53.Kd3 Rb5
  54. 54.Kd4 Ba3
  55. 55.Rg6 Rb3
  56. 56.Ke5 Rxh3
  57. 57.Ke6 Rxh5
  58. 58.Rg3 Bb4
  59. 59.Kd7 d4
  60. 60.Kxc6 Rf5
  61. 61.Rd3 Bc3
  62. 62.Kd7 Bb4
  63. 63.Kc6 Bc3
  64. 64.Rg3 Bb4
  65. 65.Kb5 Be1
  66. 66.Rh3+ Kg6
  67. 67.Kc4 Ba5
  68. 68.Kxd4 Kf7
  69. 69.Rh7+ Kf6
  70. 70.Ke4 Rf1
  71. 71.Kd5 Rd1+
  72. 72.Kc6 Bb4
  73. 73.Rh4 Ba3
  74. 74.Rh3 Bb4
  75. 75.Rb3 Rd4
  76. 76.Kb5 Bxc5
  77. 77.Kxc5 Rd1
  78. 78.Re3 Rc1+
  79. 79.Kd5 Rd1+
  80. 80.Kc6 Kf5
  81. 81.Rf3+ Ke4
  82. 82.Rf4+ Ke3
  83. 83.Rh4 Kf3
  84. 84.Kc5 Ke3
  85. 85.Be5 Rd8
  86. 86.Bd6 Ra8
  87. 87.Kd5 Ra5+
  88. 88.Bc5+ Kf3
  89. 89.Rc4 Rb5
  90. 90.Ke5 Rb8
  91. 91.Rc2 Re8+
  92. 92.Kf5 Rc8
  93. 93.Rc3+ Ke2
  94. 94.Ke4 Re8+
  95. 95.Kf4 Rd8
  96. 96.Rh3 Re8
  97. 97.Bd4 Kd2
  98. 98.Be5 Kc2
  99. 99.Ke4 Rd8
  100. 100.Rc3+ Kd2
  101. 101.Rb3 Rc8
  102. 102.Rh3 Kc2
  103. 103.Rh2+ Kb3
  104. 104.Rb2+ Ka3
  105. 105.Rb7 Re8
  106. 106.Kd5 Rc8
  107. 107.Bc7 Rh8
  108. 108.Bd6+ Ka2
  109. 109.Kc4 Rc8+
  110. 110.Bc7 Rf8
  111. 111.Be5 Rc8+
  112. 112.Kd3 Rc1
  113. 113.Rb2+ Ka1
  114. 114.Rf2+ Kb1
  115. 115.Bd4 Rd1+
  116. 116.Kc3 Re1
  117. 117.Kb3 Kc1
  118. 118.Bc3

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