Levon Aronian vs Hikaru Nakamura

Chess.com Rapid Wk5 KO · 2022 · Italian Game · 0-1 in 64 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event Chess.com Rapid Wk5 KO
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.1
Date 2022.03.13
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 64
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/1n6/1N3n2/2kp1P2/1Np5/4K3/8 w - - 4 65

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.d3 Nf6
  5. 5.Bg5 h6
  6. 6.Bh4 d6
  7. 7.c3 a6
  8. 8.a4 Ba7
  9. 9.Nbd2 Qe7
  10. 10.O-O g5
  11. 11.Bg3 Nd7
  12. 12.Kh1 Nf8
  13. 13.Ng1 h5
  14. 14.f3 Ng6
  15. 15.Bf2 Bxf2
  16. 16.Rxf2 f5
  17. 17.exf5 Bxf5
  18. 18.Nf1 Nf4
  19. 19.Ne3 Qh7
  20. 20.d4 h4
  21. 21.b4 exd4
  22. 22.cxd4 Bd3
  23. 23.b5 Nb4
  24. 24.bxa6 bxa6
  25. 25.Ng4 Kd8
  26. 26.Rc1 a5
  27. 27.Qb3 Bxc4
  28. 28.Rxc4 Qd3
  29. 29.Rc3 Qxd4
  30. 30.Ne2 Qd5
  31. 31.Qb1 Nfd3
  32. 32.Rf1 h3
  33. 33.Rd1 hxg2+
  34. 34.Kxg2 Re8
  35. 35.Ng3 Qa2+
  36. 36.Qxa2 Nf4+
  37. 37.Kf1 Nxa2
  38. 38.Rc4 Rb8
  39. 39.Ne4 Nb4
  40. 40.h4 Nbd3
  41. 41.Nxg5 Rb2
  42. 42.Rd4 Rd2
  43. 43.Rb1 Ree2
  44. 44.Ne4 Ra2
  45. 45.Rd1 Rec2
  46. 46.h5 Nb2
  47. 47.R1d2 Rxd2
  48. 48.Rxd2 Nxh5
  49. 49.Kf2 Nd3+
  50. 50.Ke3 Rxd2
  51. 51.Nxd2 Nb2
  52. 52.Nb3 Nxa4
  53. 53.Nxa5 Kd7
  54. 54.Nb3 Nb6
  55. 55.Ke4 c5
  56. 56.f4 Ng3+
  57. 57.Kf3 Nf5
  58. 58.Nf6+ Ke6
  59. 59.Ne4 c4
  60. 60.Na5 d5
  61. 61.Nc3 d4
  62. 62.Nb5 c3
  63. 63.Nb3 Kd5
  64. 64.Ke2 Kc4

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