Hikaru Nakamura vs Levon Aronian

GCT Blitz Paris 2016 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 54 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2016
Site Paris FRA
Round 12.3
Date 2016.06.12
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D56)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/p1k3p1/1p1q1pBp/3b4/3P1Q1P/P3K1P1/1P6/8 b - - 12 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bg5 h6
  6. 6.Bh4 O-O
  7. 7.e3 Ne4
  8. 8.Bxe7 Qxe7
  9. 9.Rc1 c6
  10. 10.Bd3 Nxc3
  11. 11.Rxc3 Nd7
  12. 12.O-O dxc4
  13. 13.Rxc4 e5
  14. 14.Bc2 Nb6
  15. 15.Rc5 Nd7
  16. 16.Rc3 exd4
  17. 17.exd4 Nf6
  18. 18.Re1 Qd6
  19. 19.Ne5 Rd8
  20. 20.Bb3 Nd5
  21. 21.Rf3 f6
  22. 22.Nc4 Qf8
  23. 23.Qd3 Re8
  24. 24.Ne3 Kh8
  25. 25.h3 Be6
  26. 26.Bc2 Bg8
  27. 27.a3 Rad8
  28. 28.Rf1 Nxe3
  29. 29.fxe3 c5
  30. 30.Kh1 cxd4
  31. 31.exd4 Rd6
  32. 32.Rf4 Rc8
  33. 33.Bb1 Rc7
  34. 34.Re1 Re7
  35. 35.Rfe4 Rxe4
  36. 36.Qxe4 Re6
  37. 37.Qh4 Rxe1+
  38. 38.Qxe1 Bd5
  39. 39.Bg6 Qd8
  40. 40.Kg1 Kg8
  41. 41.h4 Kf8
  42. 42.Qc3 b6
  43. 43.Kf2 Qd7
  44. 44.Qb4+ Qe7
  45. 45.Qc3 Qd7
  46. 46.Qe3 Qe7
  47. 47.Qf4 Qd8
  48. 48.g3 Ke7
  49. 49.Qe3+ Kd6
  50. 50.Qf4+ Ke7
  51. 51.Qe3+ Kd6
  52. 52.Qd2 Kc7
  53. 53.Qf4+ Qd6
  54. 54.Ke3

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