Levon Aronian vs Hikaru Nakamura

NIC Classic Prelim 2021 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1/2-1/2 in 56 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event NIC Classic Prelim 2021
Site chess24.com INT
Round 8.7
Date 2021.04.25
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (D02)
Moves 56
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Final Position

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

8/4nkp1/5p2/1pp2P1Q/4P2p/PqB1K2P/1P4P1/8 b - - 29 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 d5
  3. 3.Bf4 Bf5
  4. 4.c4 e6
  5. 5.Qb3 Nc6
  6. 6.Nbd2 Bb4
  7. 7.a3 dxc4
  8. 8.Qxc4 Bxd2+
  9. 9.Bxd2 Be4
  10. 10.e3 O-O
  11. 11.Be2 Bd5
  12. 12.Qc2 Be4
  13. 13.Qc1 Re8
  14. 14.O-O e5
  15. 15.Nxe5 Nxe5
  16. 16.dxe5 Rxe5
  17. 17.Bc3 Rd5
  18. 18.f3 Bd3
  19. 19.Qe1 Bxe2
  20. 20.Qxe2 Qe7
  21. 21.e4 Rad8
  22. 22.Qf2 Rd3
  23. 23.Qxa7 b6
  24. 24.Qa4 Nd7
  25. 25.Qc2 Ne5
  26. 26.Kh1 h5
  27. 27.Rad1 Qc5
  28. 28.h3 Qc4
  29. 29.Qc1 Ng6
  30. 30.Rxd3 Rxd3
  31. 31.Rd1 f6
  32. 32.Rxd3 Qxd3
  33. 33.Kg1 Kf7
  34. 34.Qd2 Qb5
  35. 35.Kf2 h4
  36. 36.f4 Ne7
  37. 37.Qd4 Qb3
  38. 38.Qd3 Qe6
  39. 39.f5 Qb3
  40. 40.Kf3 c5
  41. 41.Kg4 b5
  42. 42.Qd7 Qc2
  43. 43.Kf3 Qb3
  44. 44.Ke3 Qc2
  45. 45.Qd2 Qb3
  46. 46.Qd3 Ke8
  47. 47.Kd2 Qa4
  48. 48.Ke3 Qb3
  49. 49.Qd6 Qc4
  50. 50.Qd1 Kf7
  51. 51.Qe2 Qb3
  52. 52.Qh5+ Kf8
  53. 53.Qh8+ Kf7
  54. 54.Qh5+ Kf8
  55. 55.Qh8+ Kf7
  56. 56.Qh5+

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