Levon Aronian vs Hikaru Nakamura

FIDE Grand Prix 1 Playoff · 2022 · Italian Game · 1/2-1/2 in 29 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE Grand Prix 1 Playoff
Site Berlin GER
Round 2.2
Date 2022.02.16
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 29
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Final Position

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

1r2r1k1/5pp1/p2p2np/2pN4/4P1n1/8/1qB2PPP/R2QR1K1 w - - 12 30

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.d3 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O d6
  6. 6.c3 a6
  7. 7.a4 Ba7
  8. 8.Na3 Ne7
  9. 9.Nc2 Ng6
  10. 10.Be3 Bxe3
  11. 11.Nxe3 O-O
  12. 12.a5 c6
  13. 13.Bb3 h6
  14. 14.Bc2 Re8
  15. 15.Re1 Qc7
  16. 16.d4 exd4
  17. 17.Qxd4 c5
  18. 18.Qd2 Bg4
  19. 19.Nxg4 Nxg4
  20. 20.Qd1 b5
  21. 21.axb6 Qxb6
  22. 22.Nd2 Qxb2
  23. 23.Nc4 Qxc3
  24. 24.Nb6 Rab8
  25. 25.Nd5 Qb2
  26. 26.Rb1 Qa2
  27. 27.Ra1 Qb2
  28. 28.Rb1 Qa2
  29. 29.Ra1 Qb2

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