Levon Aronian vs Hikaru Nakamura

Lindores Abbey Final 8 · 2020 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Lindores Abbey Final 8
Site chess24.com INT
Round 1.13
Date 2020.05.23
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

3b1k2/8/2p1p1bp/1pP1B1p1/pP1Pp1P1/P3P1KP/6B1/8 w - - 10 42

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.Qb1 Ne4
  12. 12.Nxe4 dxe4
  13. 13.Ne5 Nxe5
  14. 14.Bxe5 Qd5
  15. 15.Qb2 b5
  16. 16.Be2 a4
  17. 17.O-O Bd7
  18. 18.f3 f5
  19. 19.Qd2 Be8
  20. 20.fxe4 fxe4
  21. 21.Rxf8+ Bxf8
  22. 22.Bd1 Bg6
  23. 23.Bc2 Be7
  24. 24.Bb1 Rf8
  25. 25.Ba2 Qd7
  26. 26.Qe1 Kh7
  27. 27.Qg3 Bd8
  28. 28.Rf1 Rxf1+
  29. 29.Kxf1 Qf7+
  30. 30.Ke1 Qf5
  31. 31.Qf4 Qf7
  32. 32.Bb1 Kg8
  33. 33.Qxf7+ Kxf7
  34. 34.Kf2 Bf5
  35. 35.g4 Bh7
  36. 36.Kg3 g5
  37. 37.Bc2 Bg6
  38. 38.Bd1 Kg8
  39. 39.Be2 Be8
  40. 40.Bf1 Kf8
  41. 41.Bg2 Bg6

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