Hikaru Nakamura vs Levon Aronian

3rd London Chess Classic · 2011 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 54 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1-0
Event 3rd London Chess Classic
Site London ENG
Round 2
Date 2011.12.04
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D31)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/6k1/3R4/6p1/Pp3n2/1P6/1K6/8 b - - 2 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Be7
  4. 4.cxd5 exd5
  5. 5.Bf4 c6
  6. 6.e3 Bf5
  7. 7.Nge2 Nd7
  8. 8.Ng3 Bg6
  9. 9.Be2 Nb6
  10. 10.Be5 Nf6
  11. 11.h4 h6
  12. 12.h5 Bh7
  13. 13.Bd3 O-O
  14. 14.Bxh7+ Kxh7
  15. 15.Qc2+ Kh8
  16. 16.Nf5 Nc4
  17. 17.b3 Nxe5
  18. 18.dxe5 Ng4
  19. 19.f4 Qd7
  20. 20.O-O-O f6
  21. 21.e4 fxe5
  22. 22.Qe2 Nf6
  23. 23.Nh4 exf4
  24. 24.Ng6+ Kg8
  25. 25.Nxf8 Bxf8
  26. 26.exd5 cxd5
  27. 27.Qd3 Rd8
  28. 28.Kb1 Bc5
  29. 29.Rhf1 Be3
  30. 30.g3 d4
  31. 31.gxf4 Qe7
  32. 32.Rde1 Rd7
  33. 33.Nd1 Nd5
  34. 34.Nxe3 dxe3
  35. 35.Rc1 Rd8
  36. 36.Qf5 Qe8
  37. 37.Rfe1 b6
  38. 38.a3 Kh8
  39. 39.Kb2 a5
  40. 40.Rc4 Nf6
  41. 41.Qe5 Qf8
  42. 42.Qxe3 b5
  43. 43.Rd4 b4
  44. 44.a4 Rxd4
  45. 45.Qxd4 Nxh5
  46. 46.Re5 Nxf4
  47. 47.Rxa5 Ne6
  48. 48.Qd2 g5
  49. 49.Ra6 Qf6+
  50. 50.Ka2 Qe5
  51. 51.Qb2 Qxb2+
  52. 52.Kxb2 Nf4
  53. 53.Rxh6+ Kg7
  54. 54.Rd6

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