Hikaru Nakamura vs Levon Aronian

75th Tata Steel GpA · 2013 · Semi-Slav Defense · 0-1 in 48 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Levon Aronian
Result 0-1
Event 75th Tata Steel GpA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 11.5
Date 2013.01.25
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D45)
Moves 48
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

R7/2r2k2/5p2/8/4P3/5PK1/6P1/7r w - - 2 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 e6
  5. 5.Nf3 a6
  6. 6.c5 Nbd7
  7. 7.Na4 b5
  8. 8.cxb6 Nxb6
  9. 9.Bd2 Nxa4
  10. 10.Qxa4 Bd7
  11. 11.Qc2 Qb6
  12. 12.Rc1 Rb8
  13. 13.Bd3 Qxb2
  14. 14.O-O Bd6
  15. 15.Ne5 Qxc2
  16. 16.Rxc2 c5
  17. 17.Nxd7 Nxd7
  18. 18.Bxa6 c4
  19. 19.a4 Bb4
  20. 20.Bc1 Nf6
  21. 21.f3 O-O
  22. 22.e4 Ne8
  23. 23.Bb5 Rb6
  24. 24.Bf4 Nd6
  25. 25.Rb1 Ba5
  26. 26.Kf1 f6
  27. 27.Rcb2 Rfb8
  28. 28.h4 c3
  29. 29.Re2 e5
  30. 30.dxe5 Nxb5
  31. 31.axb5 d4
  32. 32.Rd1 Rxb5
  33. 33.Rc2 d3
  34. 34.Rxd3 Rb1+
  35. 35.Bc1 R8b2
  36. 36.Rcxc3 Bxc3
  37. 37.Rxc3 Rd2
  38. 38.Rc8+ Kf7
  39. 39.Rc7+ Ke6
  40. 40.exf6 gxf6
  41. 41.Kg1 Rd1+
  42. 42.Kh2 Rbxc1
  43. 43.Rxh7 Rd7
  44. 44.Rh6 Rcc7
  45. 45.Rh8 Rh7
  46. 46.Re8+ Kf7
  47. 47.Ra8 Rxh4+
  48. 48.Kg3 Rh1

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