Levon Aronian vs Hikaru Nakamura

Saint Louis Rapid 2020 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 0-1 in 66 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event Saint Louis Rapid 2020
Site lichess.org INT
Round 7.4
Date 2020.09.17
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E47)
Moves 66
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

1r6/8/6kP/6P1/1K3P2/8/1N6/1n6 w - - 1 67

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.e3 O-O
  5. 5.Bd3 c5
  6. 6.Ne2 d5
  7. 7.cxd5 cxd4
  8. 8.exd4 Nxd5
  9. 9.Qc2 h6
  10. 10.O-O Nc6
  11. 11.Rd1 Bd6
  12. 12.Bh7+ Kh8
  13. 13.Be4 Nce7
  14. 14.Bd2 Bd7
  15. 15.Qc1 Kg8
  16. 16.Bxh6 Nxc3
  17. 17.Nxc3 gxh6
  18. 18.Qxh6 f5
  19. 19.d5 fxe4
  20. 20.Qg5+ Kh7
  21. 21.Nxe4 exd5
  22. 22.Nxd6 Ng6
  23. 23.Qh5+ Kg7
  24. 24.Rxd5 Qf6
  25. 25.Ne4 Qe7
  26. 26.Ng3 Qf7
  27. 27.f3 Be6
  28. 28.Rd6 Rad8
  29. 29.Rad1 Qc7
  30. 30.Ne4 Rxd6
  31. 31.Rxd6 Qc1+
  32. 32.Kf2 Qxb2+
  33. 33.Rd2 Qb4
  34. 34.Qc5 Qxc5+
  35. 35.Nxc5 Bc8
  36. 36.Kg3 Ne7
  37. 37.Kf2 b6
  38. 38.Ne4 Be6
  39. 39.h4 Bd5
  40. 40.Nc3 Bc6
  41. 41.Ne2 Rh8
  42. 42.g3 Kf7
  43. 43.Nf4 b5
  44. 44.h5 a5
  45. 45.g4 b4
  46. 46.g5 a4
  47. 47.Rd4 Rb8
  48. 48.Nd3 b3
  49. 49.axb3 axb3
  50. 50.Nb2 Bd5
  51. 51.Rf4+ Kg7
  52. 52.Ke3 Rh8
  53. 53.h6+ Kg6
  54. 54.Rg4 Re8
  55. 55.f4 Nf5+
  56. 56.Kd3 Rd8
  57. 57.Rg1 Bf7+
  58. 58.Kc3 Rc8+
  59. 59.Kb4 Ne3
  60. 60.Nd3 Nd5+
  61. 61.Kb5 Be8+
  62. 62.Ka6 b2
  63. 63.Rb1 Bb5+
  64. 64.Kxb5 Nc3+
  65. 65.Kb4 Nxb1
  66. 66.Nxb2 Rb8+

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