Levon Aronian vs Hikaru Nakamura

Airthings Masters Prelim · 2020 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 35 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Airthings Masters Prelim
Site chess24.com INT
Round 4.2
Date 2020.12.26
Opening Ruy Lopez (C70)
Moves 35
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Final Position

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

5rk1/5p1p/6p1/3R4/8/5P2/5PKP/8 b - - 12 35

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 g6
  5. 5.c3 Bg7
  6. 6.d4 b5
  7. 7.Bc2 exd4
  8. 8.cxd4 d5
  9. 9.exd5 Nce7
  10. 10.Nc3 Nf6
  11. 11.Bg5 O-O
  12. 12.O-O Nexd5
  13. 13.a4 Bb7
  14. 14.axb5 Nxc3
  15. 15.bxc3 axb5
  16. 16.Rb1 Ra3
  17. 17.Rb3 Qa8
  18. 18.Re1 Bd5
  19. 19.Rxa3 Qxa3
  20. 20.Qd2 Bxf3
  21. 21.gxf3 Nd5
  22. 22.Rb1 Qxc3
  23. 23.Be4 c6
  24. 24.Bxd5 Qxd2
  25. 25.Bxd2 cxd5
  26. 26.Rxb5 Bxd4
  27. 27.Rxd5 Bf6
  28. 28.Bg5 Bxg5
  29. 29.Rxg5 Ra8
  30. 30.Rd5 Rf8
  31. 31.Kg2 Ra8
  32. 32.Rd4 Rf8
  33. 33.Rd5 Ra8
  34. 34.Rd4 Rf8
  35. 35.Rd5

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