Levon Aronian vs Hikaru Nakamura

Chess.com Rapid Wk4 Swiss · 2022 · Italian Game · 1/2-1/2 in 48 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Chess.com Rapid Wk4 Swiss
Site chess.com INT
Round 2
Date 2022.03.05
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 48
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Final Position

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

7k/1R6/5nrq/2pPpp2/P4P1p/2Q5/6PB/7K w - - 10 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.O-O Nf6
  5. 5.Re1 Ng4
  6. 6.Re2 O-O
  7. 7.h3 Nf6
  8. 8.d3 Nd4
  9. 9.Nxd4 Bxd4
  10. 10.c3 Bb6
  11. 11.Bg5 h6
  12. 12.Bh4 d6
  13. 13.Re1 Re8
  14. 14.Nd2 c6
  15. 15.Bb3 g5
  16. 16.Bg3 h5
  17. 17.Nc4 h4
  18. 18.Bh2 g4
  19. 19.Nxb6 axb6
  20. 20.d4 Qe7
  21. 21.Qd2 Nh7
  22. 22.hxg4 Bxg4
  23. 23.f4 exd4
  24. 24.cxd4 Kh8
  25. 25.e5 f5
  26. 26.d5 c5
  27. 27.Bc4 Qg7
  28. 28.Re3 Rad8
  29. 29.Rae1 Nf8
  30. 30.Bb5 Re7
  31. 31.Qf2 Ng6
  32. 32.Be2 Bxe2
  33. 33.R3xe2 Qh6
  34. 34.Qf3 Rg7
  35. 35.Kh1 Nf8
  36. 36.b4 Rg4
  37. 37.bxc5 bxc5
  38. 38.Rb2 Rd7
  39. 39.Rb6 Nh7
  40. 40.Reb1 Rgg7
  41. 41.a4 Rg6
  42. 42.Rxb7 Rxb7
  43. 43.Rxb7 dxe5
  44. 44.Qc3 Nf6
  45. 45.Rb8+ Kh7
  46. 46.Rb7+ Kh8
  47. 47.Rb8+ Kh7
  48. 48.Rb7+ Kh8

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