Levon Aronian vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com SpeedChess 2022 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1-0 in 55 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2022
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.24
Date 2022.12.12
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (D02)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4R3/5ppk/5b2/7Q/r1q4P/5NP1/5PK1/8 b - - 5 55

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.e3 Bb4+
  7. 7.Nc3 O-O
  8. 8.Bg5 dxc4
  9. 9.Bxc4 Rb8
  10. 10.O-O Be7
  11. 11.Be2 h6
  12. 12.Bxf6 Bxf6
  13. 13.Rac1 Ne7
  14. 14.Qa3 a6
  15. 15.e4 Bg6
  16. 16.Rfd1 c6
  17. 17.h4 Nc8
  18. 18.d5 exd5
  19. 19.exd5 Be7
  20. 20.Qb3 c5
  21. 21.d6 Bxd6
  22. 22.Nd5 b5
  23. 23.Qc3 Re8
  24. 24.Bd3 Bxd3
  25. 25.Qxd3 Qd7
  26. 26.Rxc5 Rd8
  27. 27.Rc3 Nb6
  28. 28.Nxb6 Rxb6
  29. 29.Qe3 Rbb8
  30. 30.Rcd3 Qc7
  31. 31.g3 Be7
  32. 32.Kg2 Bf6
  33. 33.b3 Re8
  34. 34.Qd2 Rbd8
  35. 35.Rxd8 Rxd8
  36. 36.Qe2 Rc8
  37. 37.a4 bxa4
  38. 38.bxa4 Qc6
  39. 39.Qa2 Qe4
  40. 40.Re1 Qb7
  41. 41.Rb1 Qe4
  42. 42.Re1 Qb7
  43. 43.Rb1 Qc6
  44. 44.Rb4 h5
  45. 45.Qb3 Qa8
  46. 46.Rb7 Rf8
  47. 47.Qd5 Qd8
  48. 48.Qxh5 Qe8
  49. 49.Qa5 Qe4
  50. 50.Qxa6 Rd8
  51. 51.Rb3 Ra8
  52. 52.Qb5 Rxa4
  53. 53.Re3 Qc4
  54. 54.Re8+ Kh7
  55. 55.Qh5#

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