Levon Aronian vs Hikaru Nakamura

The Game

White	Levon Aronian
Black	Hikaru Nakamura
Result	0-1
Event	Saint Louis Blitz 2024
Site	Saint Louis USA
Round	7.2
Date	2024.08.15
Opening	French, Tarrasch (C07)
Moves	32

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/3r2pp/pp3b2/5p2/P1n2P2/1NP1r1P1/1P1BbR1P/1RK5 w - - 0 33

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 e6
2. 2.d4 d5
3. 3.Nd2 c5
4. 4.dxc5 Nf6
5. 5.exd5 Qxd5
6. 6.Nb3 Qxd1+
7. 7.Kxd1 Nbd7
8. 8.Bb5 a6
9. 9.Ba4 Be7
10. 10.f3 O-O
11. 11.Be3 Nd5
12. 12.Bd4 e5
13. 13.Bf2 Rd8
14. 14.Ne2 N7b6
15. 15.cxb6 Nxb6+
16. 16.Kc1 Nxa4
17. 17.Ng3 Be6
18. 18.Re1 Rac8
19. 19.Be3 f5
20. 20.Bd2 Rd5
21. 21.Ne2 Rd6
22. 22.Nc3 Nb6
23. 23.Rxe5 Nc4
24. 24.Re2 Rcd8
25. 25.g3 Bf6
26. 26.a4 b6
27. 27.f4 Bf7
28. 28.Rf2 R6d7
29. 29.Rb1 Re8
30. 30.Nd1 Bh5
31. 31.c3 Be2
32. 32.Ne3 Rxe3

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