Hikaru Nakamura vs Levon Aronian

Zurich CC Rapid 2014 · Nimzo-Larsen Attack · 1-0 in 78 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1-0
Event Zurich CC Rapid 2014
Site Zurich SUI
Round 4.3
Date 2014.02.04
Opening Nimzo-Larsen Attack (A01)
Moves 78
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5k2/P7/K7/8/R7/8/1r6 b - - 10 78

All The Moves

  1. 1.b3 d5
  2. 2.e3 Nf6
  3. 3.Bb2 Bf5
  4. 4.h3 h6
  5. 5.Nf3 e6
  6. 6.c4 Be7
  7. 7.g4 Bh7
  8. 8.Rg1 Nbd7
  9. 9.cxd5 exd5
  10. 10.h4 Ne4
  11. 11.g5 hxg5
  12. 12.hxg5 O-O
  13. 13.d3 Bb4+
  14. 14.Nbd2 Nxd2
  15. 15.Nxd2 c5
  16. 16.a3 Bxd2+
  17. 17.Qxd2 Re8
  18. 18.f4 Qb6
  19. 19.Kf2 Qxb3
  20. 20.g6 Bxg6
  21. 21.f5 d4
  22. 22.e4 Bxf5
  23. 23.exf5 Re3
  24. 24.Rb1 Qd5
  25. 25.Rxg7+ Kf8
  26. 26.Rg2 Ne5
  27. 27.Qd1 Re8
  28. 28.Bc1 b6
  29. 29.Qh5 Qf3+
  30. 30.Qxf3 Rxf3+
  31. 31.Kg1 Rxf5
  32. 32.Rf2 Rh5
  33. 33.Bf4 Re6
  34. 34.Be2 Rh3
  35. 35.Rd1 Ke7
  36. 36.Kg2 Rh8
  37. 37.Bh2 Rg6+
  38. 38.Kf1 f6
  39. 39.Ke1 Ng4
  40. 40.Bxg4 Rxg4
  41. 41.Kd2 Rg6
  42. 42.a4 Rhg8
  43. 43.Re1+ Kd7
  44. 44.Ree2 Kc6
  45. 45.Kc2 f5
  46. 46.Kb3 Rf8
  47. 47.Re7 f4
  48. 48.Rxa7 Re6
  49. 49.Kc4 Re1
  50. 50.Bxf4 Rc1+
  51. 51.Bxc1 Rxf2
  52. 52.Kb3 Rf3
  53. 53.Kc2 c4
  54. 54.dxc4 Rc3+
  55. 55.Kb2 Rxc4
  56. 56.Bd2 d3
  57. 57.Kb3 Rc2
  58. 58.Bf4 Rf2
  59. 59.Rc7+ Kd5
  60. 60.Rd7+ Kc6
  61. 61.Rc7+ Kd5
  62. 62.Be3 Rf1
  63. 63.Rd7+ Ke4
  64. 64.Bxb6 Rb1+
  65. 65.Kc4 Rxb6
  66. 66.Rxd3 Ra6
  67. 67.Ra3 Ra5
  68. 68.Kb4 Ra8
  69. 69.Kc5 Rc8+
  70. 70.Kb6 Kd5
  71. 71.a5 Kd6
  72. 72.Rd3+ Ke7
  73. 73.a6 Rb8+
  74. 74.Kc7 Rb1
  75. 75.Re3+ Kf7
  76. 76.Ra3 Rc1+
  77. 77.Kb6 Rb1+
  78. 78.Ka5

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