Hikaru Nakamura vs Levon Aronian

4th Final Masters · 2011 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 79 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1-0
Event 4th Final Masters
Site Sao Paulo/Bilbao BRA/ESP
Round 8
Date 2011.10.08
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D31)
Moves 79
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7r/3R4/1kP1K3/4N3/8/8/8/8 b - - 8 79

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.g4 Be6
  8. 8.h4 Nd7
  9. 9.h5 Nh6
  10. 10.Be2 Nb6
  11. 11.Nh3 g5
  12. 12.hxg6 hxg6
  13. 13.Bg3 Qd7
  14. 14.Nf4 O-O-O
  15. 15.Nxe6 Qxe6
  16. 16.Rg1 Bd6
  17. 17.Qc2 Bxg3
  18. 18.Rxg3 f5
  19. 19.O-O-O Nxg4
  20. 20.Bxg4 fxg4
  21. 21.Rdg1 Rh4
  22. 22.Qe2 Rf8
  23. 23.Nd1 Rf4
  24. 24.Kd2 Nc4+
  25. 25.Ke1 Rf3
  26. 26.Rxf3 gxf3
  27. 27.Qxf3 Qf5
  28. 28.Qg3 Rh6
  29. 29.b3 Nb6
  30. 30.Qg4 Nd7
  31. 31.Qxf5 gxf5
  32. 32.Nc3 Nf6
  33. 33.Ne2 Ng4
  34. 34.Nf4 Rh2
  35. 35.Nd3 Kd8
  36. 36.b4 Ke7
  37. 37.a4 b6
  38. 38.Ke2 Kd6
  39. 39.Kf3 a5
  40. 40.bxa5 bxa5
  41. 41.Kg3 Kc7
  42. 42.Rc1 Rh7
  43. 43.Kf4 Re7
  44. 44.Rc2 Re4+
  45. 45.Kg5 Re8
  46. 46.Rb2 Rf8
  47. 47.Nc5 Kc8
  48. 48.Kf4 Rh8
  49. 49.f3 Nh2
  50. 50.Rf2 Rh3
  51. 51.Nb3 Kc7
  52. 52.Nxa5 Kb6
  53. 53.Nb3 Ka6
  54. 54.Nc1 Ka5
  55. 55.Ne2 Kxa4
  56. 56.Ng1 Rh6
  57. 57.Kg3 Ng4
  58. 58.fxg4 fxg4
  59. 59.Rf5 Rh1
  60. 60.Kg2 Rh4
  61. 61.Ne2 Kb5
  62. 62.Nf4 Rh8
  63. 63.Kg3 Rg8
  64. 64.Re5 Kc4
  65. 65.Re6 Kb5
  66. 66.Re7 Kb4
  67. 67.Nd3+ Kc3
  68. 68.Ne5 c5
  69. 69.dxc5 d4
  70. 70.exd4 Kxd4
  71. 71.Nd7 Rd8
  72. 72.c6 Rc8
  73. 73.Re6 Rc7
  74. 74.Rd6+ Kc4
  75. 75.Kxg4 Kb5
  76. 76.Ne5 Rh7
  77. 77.Rd7 Rh8
  78. 78.Kf5 Kb6
  79. 79.Ke6

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