Hikaru Nakamura vs Levon Aronian

Nakamura-Aronian m 2014 · Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin · 1-0 in 48 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1-0
Event Nakamura-Aronian m 2014
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 1
Date 2014.11.21
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin (D38)
Moves 48
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6R1/1pr1k3/2p5/2P4R/2B4P/2b3PK/5r2/8 b - - 11 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Bb4
  5. 5.Bd2 O-O
  6. 6.e3 Re8
  7. 7.a3 Bf8
  8. 8.Rc1 Nbd7
  9. 9.Be2 a6
  10. 10.c5 c6
  11. 11.Na4 Ne4
  12. 12.O-O Nxd2
  13. 13.Nxd2 e5
  14. 14.e4 dxe4
  15. 15.Nxe4 Qh4
  16. 16.f3 exd4
  17. 17.Bc4 Nf6
  18. 18.Nb6 Rb8
  19. 19.Nxc8 Rbxc8
  20. 20.Qxd4 Nxe4
  21. 21.fxe4 Rc7
  22. 22.Rce1 Rd8
  23. 23.Qe3 Qh6
  24. 24.b4 Qxe3+
  25. 25.Rxe3 Rd4
  26. 26.Bb3 g6
  27. 27.Ref3 Rdd7
  28. 28.e5 Re7
  29. 29.e6 h5
  30. 30.Rf6 Kg7
  31. 31.h4 a5
  32. 32.R1f3 axb4
  33. 33.axb4 Kh7
  34. 34.Bc2 Kg7
  35. 35.exf7 Rxf7
  36. 36.Rxg6+ Kh8
  37. 37.Rfg3 Bg7
  38. 38.R3g5 Rf4
  39. 39.Rxh5+ Kg8
  40. 40.Bf5 Kf8
  41. 41.Be6 Ke8
  42. 42.g3 Rxb4
  43. 43.Kg2 Rb2+
  44. 44.Kh3 Kd8
  45. 45.Rhg5 Bc3
  46. 46.Rg8+ Ke7
  47. 47.Bc4 Rf2
  48. 48.Rh5

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