Hikaru Nakamura vs Levon Aronian

Nakamura vs Aronian Blitz · 2014 · Trompowsky Attack · 1-0 in 53 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1-0
Event Nakamura vs Aronian Blitz
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 1
Date 2014.11.25
Opening Trompowsky Attack (A45)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4k3/2R4p/5N2/pq6/5Np1/1n4P1/5K2/8 b - - 5 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Bf4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bg7
  4. 4.e4 d6
  5. 5.Qd2 Nc6
  6. 6.d5 Ne5
  7. 7.Bh6 Bxh6
  8. 8.Qxh6 c6
  9. 9.dxc6 bxc6
  10. 10.h3 Qb6
  11. 11.Rb1 Rb8
  12. 12.Qd2 Ba6
  13. 13.Bxa6 Qxa6
  14. 14.b3 Rb4
  15. 15.f3 Qb6
  16. 16.a3 Rd4
  17. 17.Qe3 Rxe4
  18. 18.Qxe4 Nxe4
  19. 19.fxe4 O-O
  20. 20.Nge2 f5
  21. 21.Rf1 fxe4
  22. 22.Rxf8+ Kxf8
  23. 23.Nxe4 d5
  24. 24.N4c3 d4
  25. 25.Na4 Qa5+
  26. 26.Kf1 Qd2
  27. 27.Nc5 Qxc2
  28. 28.Rc1 Qb2
  29. 29.Ne6+ Kg8
  30. 30.N6xd4 Qxa3
  31. 31.Rc3 a5
  32. 32.Kf2 Qd6
  33. 33.Re3 c5
  34. 34.Nb5 Qf6+
  35. 35.Ke1 Nc6
  36. 36.Nbc3 Nd4
  37. 37.Nd5 Qh4+
  38. 38.g3 Qxh3
  39. 39.Nxe7+ Kf7
  40. 40.Nf4 Qh2
  41. 41.Kf1 g5
  42. 42.Nfd5 g4
  43. 43.Nf4 Qh1+
  44. 44.Kf2 Qh2+
  45. 45.Ng2 Qh6
  46. 46.Nd5 Qc6
  47. 47.Re7+ Kf8
  48. 48.Ngf4 c4
  49. 49.Rc7 Qb5
  50. 50.Rxc4 Nxb3
  51. 51.Rc8+ Kf7
  52. 52.Rc7+ Ke8
  53. 53.Nf6+

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