Levon Aronian vs Hikaru Nakamura

Meltwater Tour Final 2021 · Italian Game · 1/2-1/2 in 56 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Meltwater Tour Final 2021
Site chess24.com INT
Round 3.3
Date 2021.09.27
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 56
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Final Position

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

8/5K2/8/8/8/1k6/8/8 b - - 0 56

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.Nbd2 Nf4
  11. 11.Ne4 Bxc4
  12. 12.Bxf4 exf4
  13. 13.dxc4 Qxd1
  14. 14.Raxd1 Be7
  15. 15.Nd4 Nxd4
  16. 16.cxd4 Rfe8
  17. 17.Nc3 c6
  18. 18.Kf1 Bb4
  19. 19.Re2 Kf8
  20. 20.Rde1 Rxe2
  21. 21.Kxe2 Re8+
  22. 22.Kd2 Rxe1
  23. 23.Kxe1 Bxc3+
  24. 24.bxc3 b6
  25. 25.Ke2 f5
  26. 26.d5 Ke7
  27. 27.Kd3 Kd6
  28. 28.Kd4 a5
  29. 29.dxc6 Kxc6
  30. 30.h4 a4
  31. 31.h5 a3
  32. 32.c5 f3
  33. 33.gxf3 bxc5+
  34. 34.Kc4 Kd6
  35. 35.f4 Ke6
  36. 36.Kxc5 g6
  37. 37.hxg6 h5
  38. 38.Kd4 Kf6
  39. 39.Ke3 Kxg6
  40. 40.Kf3 Kf6
  41. 41.Kg3 Ke6
  42. 42.Kh4 Kd5
  43. 43.Kg5 h4
  44. 44.Kxh4 Kc4
  45. 45.Kg5 Kxc3
  46. 46.Kxf5 Kb2
  47. 47.Kg6 Kxa2
  48. 48.f5 Kb3
  49. 49.f6 a2
  50. 50.f7 a1=Q
  51. 51.f8=Q Qg1+
  52. 52.Kh7 Qh2+
  53. 53.Kg8 Qg2+
  54. 54.Qg7 Qxf2
  55. 55.Qf7+ Qxf7+
  56. 56.Kxf7

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