Levon Aronian vs Hikaru Nakamura

Titled Tue 6th Jan 2026 · Bishop's Opening · 1-0 in 67 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event Titled Tue 6th Jan 2026
Site chess.com INT
Round 5
Date 2026.01.06
Opening Bishop's Opening (C24)
Moves 67
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/4k3/5RK1/7P/8/8/8 w - - 3 68

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Bc4 Nf6
  3. 3.d3 c6
  4. 4.Nf3 d5
  5. 5.exd5 cxd5
  6. 6.Bb3 Nc6
  7. 7.O-O Be6
  8. 8.Re1 Bd6
  9. 9.Bg5 h6
  10. 10.Bxf6 gxf6
  11. 11.Nc3 Ne7
  12. 12.Nh4 Bc7
  13. 13.Ba4+ Kf8
  14. 14.Qh5 Ba5
  15. 15.Rf1 f5
  16. 16.Bb3 a6
  17. 17.f4 Bxc3
  18. 18.bxc3 e4
  19. 19.Kh1 Qb6
  20. 20.g4 d4
  21. 21.dxe4 Bxb3
  22. 22.axb3 Qc6
  23. 23.Rae1 fxe4
  24. 24.Qe5 e3+
  25. 25.Nf3 Rg8
  26. 26.Qxd4 Rxg4
  27. 27.Rxe3 Nf5
  28. 28.Qb4+ Kg8
  29. 29.Re5 Nh4
  30. 30.Qe4 Rc8
  31. 31.Qxc6 bxc6
  32. 32.Nxh4 Rxh4
  33. 33.Kg2 Rg4+
  34. 34.Kf3 Rg6
  35. 35.Rd1 c5
  36. 36.c4 a5
  37. 37.Rdd5 Rgc6
  38. 38.Re7 Ra8
  39. 39.Rf5 Rf8
  40. 40.Ra7 Rd6
  41. 41.Rd5 Re6
  42. 42.Rxc5 Re1
  43. 43.Rcxa5 Rf1+
  44. 44.Kg4 Kg7
  45. 45.Ra8 f5+
  46. 46.Kh5 Rxa8
  47. 47.Rxa8 Rf3
  48. 48.h4 Rxf4
  49. 49.c5 Rf2
  50. 50.c4 Re2
  51. 51.c6 Re7
  52. 52.Rb8 Kf6
  53. 53.Rb7 Re5
  54. 54.b4 Ke6
  55. 55.b5 Rc5
  56. 56.Rb8 Rxc4
  57. 57.b6 f4
  58. 58.b7 f3
  59. 59.Re8+ Kf6
  60. 60.b8=Q Rc5+
  61. 61.Kxh6 Rxc6
  62. 62.Rf8+ Ke7+
  63. 63.Kg5 f2
  64. 64.Qe8+ Kd6
  65. 65.Qxc6+ Kxc6
  66. 66.Rxf2 Kd5
  67. 67.Rf5+ Ke6

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