Levon Aronian vs Hikaru Nakamura

Chess.com Rapid Wk4 KO · 2022 · Two Knights Defense · 1-0 in 79 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event Chess.com Rapid Wk4 KO
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.2
Date 2022.03.06
Opening Two Knights Defense (C58)
Moves 79
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/3K4/p2N4/3k4/1P6/8/8 b - - 4 79

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.Ng5 d5
  5. 5.exd5 Na5
  6. 6.Bb5+ c6
  7. 7.dxc6 bxc6
  8. 8.Bd3 Nd5
  9. 9.Nf3 Nf4
  10. 10.O-O Nxd3
  11. 11.cxd3 Bd6
  12. 12.Re1 O-O
  13. 13.Nc3 c5
  14. 14.b3 Nc6
  15. 15.Ne4 Bg4
  16. 16.h3 Bh5
  17. 17.Ba3 Be7
  18. 18.Ng3 Bg6
  19. 19.Rc1 Qa5
  20. 20.Bb2 Qxa2
  21. 21.Nxe5 Qxb2
  22. 22.Nxc6 Bh4
  23. 23.Rxc5 Bxd3
  24. 24.Re3 Bg6
  25. 25.d4 f5
  26. 26.Re2 Qa3
  27. 27.Ne7+ Kh8
  28. 28.Ngxf5 Bxf5
  29. 29.Nxf5 Bf6
  30. 30.Ne3 Qb4
  31. 31.Rc4 Qd6
  32. 32.Ng4 Bd8
  33. 33.Ne5 Bb6
  34. 34.Re3 Rad8
  35. 35.Rf3 Qd5
  36. 36.Rxf8+ Rxf8
  37. 37.Qd3 Kg8
  38. 38.Ra4 Rd8
  39. 39.Qc4 Qxc4
  40. 40.Rxc4 Rxd4
  41. 41.Rc8+ Rd8
  42. 42.Rxd8+ Bxd8
  43. 43.Kf1 Kf8
  44. 44.Ke2 Bc7
  45. 45.Nc6 Bb6
  46. 46.f4 Ke8
  47. 47.Kd3 Kd7
  48. 48.Nd4 g6
  49. 49.g4 Kd6
  50. 50.Ke4 a6
  51. 51.f5 gxf5+
  52. 52.gxf5 Bd8
  53. 53.Ne6 Bf6
  54. 54.Nf4 Bb2
  55. 55.Nd3 Bc3
  56. 56.Nf4 Bb2
  57. 57.Nd5 a5
  58. 58.Nb6 Bc3
  59. 59.Nd5 Bb2
  60. 60.h4 h5
  61. 61.Nf4 Bf6
  62. 62.Nxh5 Bxh4
  63. 63.Nf4 Kc5
  64. 64.Nd3+ Kb5
  65. 65.Kd5 Bd8
  66. 66.Ne5 Bh4
  67. 67.Nf3 Bd8
  68. 68.Nd4+ Kb6
  69. 69.Kc4 Bf6
  70. 70.Ne6 Kc6
  71. 71.Nc5 Bb2
  72. 72.Ne4 Ba3
  73. 73.f6 Bb4
  74. 74.Kd4 Ba3
  75. 75.Ke5 Bb2+
  76. 76.Ke6 Bxf6
  77. 77.Nxf6 Kc5
  78. 78.Nd5 Kd4
  79. 79.Kd6

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