Hikaru Nakamura vs Levon Aronian

6th Tal Memorial · 2011 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 53 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 6th Tal Memorial
Site Moscow RUS
Round 5
Date 2011.11.20
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D31)
Moves 53
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Final Position

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

8/1p6/1kp5/8/6rP/5p2/1P5R/5K2 b - - 1 53

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.Bg3 Nb6
  10. 10.f3 Bd6
  11. 11.Bxd6 Qxd6
  12. 12.Qc2 Ne7
  13. 13.Bd3 h5
  14. 14.g5 O-O-O
  15. 15.Nge2 Kb8
  16. 16.Kf2 g6
  17. 17.a4 a5
  18. 18.Ng3 Rdf8
  19. 19.Qd2 f6
  20. 20.gxf6 Rxf6
  21. 21.Nce4 dxe4
  22. 22.Nxe4 Rxf3+
  23. 23.Kxf3 Qd5
  24. 24.Qh2+ Ka7
  25. 25.Qe5 Rf8+
  26. 26.Ke2 Qxe5
  27. 27.dxe5 Nd7
  28. 28.Nd2 Nxe5
  29. 29.Be4 Bg4+
  30. 30.Ke1 Nd5
  31. 31.Ra3 Rd8
  32. 32.Rh2 Nb4
  33. 33.Kf1 Bd1
  34. 34.Rg2 Bg4
  35. 35.Rh2 Bf5
  36. 36.Bxf5 gxf5
  37. 37.Rg2 Ng4
  38. 38.Nc4 Re8
  39. 39.Re2 Nd5
  40. 40.Ke1 Re6
  41. 41.Rd3 f4
  42. 42.e4 Nde3
  43. 43.Nxe3 Nxe3
  44. 44.Rd7 Rxe4
  45. 45.Kf2 Rb4
  46. 46.Rh7 Rb3
  47. 47.Rxh5 Ng4+
  48. 48.Kf1 f3
  49. 49.Rd2 Rb4
  50. 50.Rxa5+ Kb6
  51. 51.Rg5 Rxa4
  52. 52.Rxg4 Rxg4
  53. 53.Rh2

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