Hikaru Nakamura vs Levon Aronian

3rd Norway Blitz 2015 · English Opening · 1-0 in 84 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1-0
Event 3rd Norway Blitz 2015
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 8.1
Date 2015.06.15
Opening English Opening (A20)
Moves 84
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/6r1/8/3k4/4QK2/3p4/8/8 b - - 7 84

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.g3 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 e4
  4. 4.Nd4 d5
  5. 5.cxd5 Qxd5
  6. 6.Nc2 Nf6
  7. 7.Nc3 Qh5
  8. 8.h3 Na6
  9. 9.Bg2 Qg6
  10. 10.b3 Bc5
  11. 11.Bb2 O-O
  12. 12.Na4 Be7
  13. 13.Ne3 Nd5
  14. 14.Nxd5 cxd5
  15. 15.O-O Be6
  16. 16.Nc3 Bf6
  17. 17.Rc1 Rac8
  18. 18.Ba3 Rfd8
  19. 19.Nb5 Be5
  20. 20.d4 Bb8
  21. 21.Qd2 Bd7
  22. 22.Nc3 Bc6
  23. 23.Qe3 Re8
  24. 24.h4 Rcd8
  25. 25.Qg5 Qe6
  26. 26.Nd1 Nc7
  27. 27.Ne3 h6
  28. 28.Qf5 Nb5
  29. 29.Bb2 Nd6
  30. 30.Qxe6 Rxe6
  31. 31.Bh3 Ree8
  32. 32.a4 g6
  33. 33.Ng4 Kg7
  34. 34.Ne5 e3
  35. 35.f3 Nf5
  36. 36.Bxf5 gxf5
  37. 37.Nxc6 bxc6
  38. 38.f4 Re6
  39. 39.Kg2 Bc7
  40. 40.Rfd1 Rb8
  41. 41.Rd3 Ba5
  42. 42.Bc3 Bxc3
  43. 43.Rcxc3 Rb4
  44. 44.Kf3 Kf6
  45. 45.Rc5 Ke7
  46. 46.Ra5 Rb7
  47. 47.b4 Rxb4
  48. 48.Rxa7+ Kf6
  49. 49.Rd1 Re4
  50. 50.Ra6 Rc4
  51. 51.a5 Ke6
  52. 52.Ra8 Rexd4
  53. 53.Rxd4 Rxd4
  54. 54.Rh8 Ra4
  55. 55.Rxh6+ Kd7
  56. 56.Rf6 Rxa5
  57. 57.Rxf7+ Ke6
  58. 58.Rc7 Kd6
  59. 59.Rc8 d4
  60. 60.Rd8+ Kc5
  61. 61.h5 Ra1
  62. 62.h6 Rh1
  63. 63.Rf8 Rxh6
  64. 64.Rxf5+ Kc4
  65. 65.Ra5 Rh2
  66. 66.f5 c5
  67. 67.Ra2 Kb3
  68. 68.Ra5 Kb4
  69. 69.Ra2 c4
  70. 70.Ke4 d3
  71. 71.Kxe3 Kb3
  72. 72.Rd2 Kc3
  73. 73.f6 Rg2
  74. 74.f7 Rxg3+
  75. 75.Kf2 Kxd2
  76. 76.f8=Q Rg6
  77. 77.Qf4+ Kc3
  78. 78.Qc1+ Kd4
  79. 79.Qb2+ Ke4
  80. 80.exd3+ cxd3
  81. 81.Qb4+ Kd5
  82. 82.Ke3 Rg3+
  83. 83.Kf4 Rg7
  84. 84.Qe4+

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