Hikaru Nakamura vs Levon Aronian

SportAccord Blindfold Men 2012 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 57 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1/2-1/2
Event SportAccord Blindfold Men 2012
Site Beijing CHN
Round 2.1
Date 2012.12.18
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E17)
Moves 57
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Final Position

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

8/8/4k3/1P2pN1p/n1p1Pp1P/5P2/3K4/8 w - - 15 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.b3 b6
  4. 4.g3 Bb7
  5. 5.Bg2 Be7
  6. 6.O-O O-O
  7. 7.d4 d5
  8. 8.cxd5 Nxd5
  9. 9.Bb2 Nd7
  10. 10.Nbd2 N5f6
  11. 11.Qc2 Rc8
  12. 12.Rac1 c5
  13. 13.Qb1 Rc7
  14. 14.dxc5 Rxc5
  15. 15.Rxc5 Bxc5
  16. 16.b4 Be7
  17. 17.a3 Qa8
  18. 18.Rc1 Rd8
  19. 19.Ne1 Bxg2
  20. 20.Nxg2 a5
  21. 21.Nf3 axb4
  22. 22.axb4 h6
  23. 23.Ne3 Rc8
  24. 24.b5 Rxc1+
  25. 25.Qxc1 Bc5
  26. 26.Bd4 Qa2
  27. 27.Qc4 Qb1+
  28. 28.Kg2 Ne4
  29. 29.Qc2 Qxc2
  30. 30.Nxc2 f6
  31. 31.Bxc5 bxc5
  32. 32.Na3 Kf7
  33. 33.Kf1 e5
  34. 34.Ke1 Ke6
  35. 35.Nd2 Nc3
  36. 36.e4 Nb6
  37. 37.f3 c4
  38. 38.h4 h5
  39. 39.g4 g6
  40. 40.gxh5 gxh5
  41. 41.Nf1 f5
  42. 42.Kd2 Nca4
  43. 43.Ng3 f4
  44. 44.Nf5 Kd7
  45. 45.Ng7 Ke7
  46. 46.Kc2 Kf7
  47. 47.Nf5 Ke6
  48. 48.Nb1 Nc8
  49. 49.Nc3 Nxc3
  50. 50.Kxc3 Nb6
  51. 51.Kb4 Kd7
  52. 52.Ng7 Ke7
  53. 53.Nf5+ Kd7
  54. 54.Kc3 Ke6
  55. 55.Ng7+ Kf7
  56. 56.Nf5 Ke6
  57. 57.Kd2 Na4

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