Levon Aronian vs Hikaru Nakamura

The Game

White	Levon Aronian
Black	Hikaru Nakamura
Result	0-1
Event	chess.com SpeedChess 2022
Site	chess.com INT
Round	2.12
Date	2022.12.12
Opening	English Opening (A28)
Moves	73

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/6q1/8/8/8/5k2/2R5/4K3 w - - 35 74

All The Moves

1. 1.c4 Nf6
2. 2.Nc3 e5
3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
4. 4.d3 Bb4
5. 5.Bd2 O-O
6. 6.g3 Nd4
7. 7.Bg2 Nxf3+
8. 8.Bxf3 a5
9. 9.a3 Bc5
10. 10.Rb1 c6
11. 11.b4 Be7
12. 12.O-O axb4
13. 13.axb4 d5
14. 14.cxd5 cxd5
15. 15.Bg5 Be6
16. 16.Bxf6 Bxf6
17. 17.e4 d4
18. 18.Nd5 Be7
19. 19.Ra1 Rb8
20. 20.Nxe7+ Qxe7
21. 21.Bg4 Bxg4
22. 22.Qxg4 Rbc8
23. 23.Ra5 Rc3
24. 24.Rd1 g6
25. 25.h4 Re8
26. 26.Rb5 Rb3
27. 27.h5 Rxb4
28. 28.Rd5 Qf6
29. 29.Rd2 Kg7
30. 30.Kg2 Kh6
31. 31.Rc2 Qe6
32. 32.Qxe6 Rxe6
33. 33.Rc7 Rf6
34. 34.Rxe5 Rb2
35. 35.Kh3 Rfxf2
36. 36.Ree7 Kxh5
37. 37.g4+ Kg5
38. 38.Rxf7 Rxf7
39. 39.Rxf7 Rd2
40. 40.Rxb7 Rxd3+
41. 41.Kg2 Kxg4
42. 42.Rxh7 Rd2+
43. 43.Kf1 Kf3
44. 44.Rf7+ Kxe4
45. 45.Rg7 Kf5
46. 46.Rf7+ Kg5
47. 47.Ke1 Rg2
48. 48.Rc7 Rg4
49. 49.Kf2 Rf4+
50. 50.Kg3 Re4
51. 51.Rc5+ Kf6
52. 52.Rd5 Ke6
53. 53.Rg5 d3
54. 54.Kf3 d2
55. 55.Kxe4 d1=Q
56. 56.Rxg6+ Kf7
57. 57.Rg5 Qe2+
58. 58.Kf4 Kf6
59. 59.Rg3 Qc4+
60. 60.Kf3 Kf5
61. 61.Kg2 Qe2+
62. 62.Kh3 Kf4
63. 63.Rg1 Qh5+
64. 64.Kg2 Qg4+
65. 65.Kh2 Qd7
66. 66.Rf1+ Kg4
67. 67.Rg1+ Kh4
68. 68.Rg2 Qd6+
69. 69.Kg1 Kh3
70. 70.Re2 Qd4+
71. 71.Kf1 Kg3
72. 72.Ke1 Kf3
73. 73.Rc2 Qg7

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