Levon Aronian vs Hikaru Nakamura

FIDE Grand Prix 1 Playoff · 2022 · Italian Game · 0-1 in 50 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event FIDE Grand Prix 1 Playoff
Site Berlin GER
Round 2.4
Date 2022.02.17
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 50
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

3K2kr/1r6/p2p4/8/1P3Rp1/1R6/6P1/8 w - - 8 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.O-O Nf6
  5. 5.Re1 d6
  6. 6.c3 a6
  7. 7.d4 Ba7
  8. 8.h3 O-O
  9. 9.Be3 h6
  10. 10.Bb3 Re8
  11. 11.Nbd2 Bd7
  12. 12.Qb1 Qe7
  13. 13.a3 Qf8
  14. 14.Qd3 b5
  15. 15.Rac1 Na5
  16. 16.Ba2 c5
  17. 17.b3 Nc6
  18. 18.d5 Ne7
  19. 19.c4 Ng6
  20. 20.b4 cxb4
  21. 21.axb4 bxc4
  22. 22.Bxc4 Bxe3
  23. 23.Rxe3 Reb8
  24. 24.Qa3 Qd8
  25. 25.Bf1 Bb5
  26. 26.Qa5 Bxf1
  27. 27.Qxd8+ Rxd8
  28. 28.Kxf1 Rdb8
  29. 29.Rb3 Rb5
  30. 30.Ne1 Ne8
  31. 31.Nd3 f5
  32. 32.f3 fxe4
  33. 33.fxe4 Nf4
  34. 34.Nxf4 exf4
  35. 35.Ke2 Rab8
  36. 36.Rcb1 Nf6
  37. 37.Kf3 g5
  38. 38.Nc4 Ne8
  39. 39.h4 Rc8
  40. 40.Na5 Nf6
  41. 41.hxg5 hxg5
  42. 42.Nc6 Re8
  43. 43.Nd4 g4+
  44. 44.Kxf4 Rxe4+
  45. 45.Kf5 Rxd4
  46. 46.Kxf6 Rdxd5
  47. 47.Rf1 Rh5
  48. 48.Rf4 Rh6+
  49. 49.Ke7 Rb7+
  50. 50.Kd8 Rh8

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