Hikaru Nakamura vs Levon Aronian

Zurich CC Blitz 2014 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 33 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1-0
Event Zurich CC Blitz 2014
Site Zurich SUI
Round 2.2
Date 2014.01.29
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D51)
Moves 33
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3r3k/2q3p1/1p5R/p1nQ4/P3n3/4r2P/1B4P1/1BR3K1 b - - 0 33

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Bg5 d5
  3. 3.e3 Nbd7
  4. 4.c4 e6
  5. 5.Nc3 h6
  6. 6.Bh4 Bb4
  7. 7.cxd5 exd5
  8. 8.a3 Bxc3+
  9. 9.bxc3 c5
  10. 10.Bd3 Qa5
  11. 11.Ne2 cxd4
  12. 12.O-O dxe3
  13. 13.fxe3 O-O
  14. 14.Nd4 Ne4
  15. 15.Be7 Re8
  16. 16.Bb4 Qd8
  17. 17.a4 a5
  18. 18.Ba3 Ndf6
  19. 19.c4 Be6
  20. 20.c5 Bd7
  21. 21.h3 Qc7
  22. 22.Rf3 Nxc5
  23. 23.Rc1 b6
  24. 24.Bf5 Nfe4
  25. 25.Bb2 Rad8
  26. 26.Rf4 f6
  27. 27.Bg6 Re7
  28. 28.Nf5 Bxf5
  29. 29.Bxf5 Nd6
  30. 30.Qxd5+ Kh8
  31. 31.Bb1 Rxe3
  32. 32.Rxf6 Nde4
  33. 33.Rxh6#

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