Levon Aronian vs Hikaru Nakamura

Meltwater Tour Final 2021 · Italian Game · 0-1 in 39 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event Meltwater Tour Final 2021
Site chess24.com INT
Round 3.1
Date 2021.09.27
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/5Qpk/1p2n2p/1P2q3/8/4rR1P/6P1/6K1 w - - 1 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.O-O Nf6
  5. 5.d3 O-O
  6. 6.h3 d5
  7. 7.exd5 Nxd5
  8. 8.Re1 Be6
  9. 9.c3 h6
  10. 10.b4 Bb6
  11. 11.b5 Na5
  12. 12.Bxd5 Bxd5
  13. 13.Nxe5 Re8
  14. 14.Nd2 Bxf2+
  15. 15.Kxf2 Rxe5
  16. 16.Kg1 Qe7
  17. 17.Rf1 Qc5+
  18. 18.d4 Qxc3
  19. 19.dxe5 Qxa1
  20. 20.Nb3 Qxa2
  21. 21.Qxd5 Qxb3
  22. 22.Qd7 Qe6
  23. 23.Qxc7 b6
  24. 24.Bf4 Nb3
  25. 25.Qb7 Qc8
  26. 26.Qf3 Nd4
  27. 27.Qd5 Qd8
  28. 28.Qb7 Qc8
  29. 29.Qd5 Ne6
  30. 30.Be3 Rb8
  31. 31.Qf3 Qd7
  32. 32.Qg3 Qd3
  33. 33.Rf3 Qg6
  34. 34.Qe1 Rd8
  35. 35.Kh2 Qe4
  36. 36.Qa1 Rd3
  37. 37.Qxa7 Qxe5+
  38. 38.Kg1 Rxe3
  39. 39.Qxf7+ Kh7

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