Hikaru Nakamura vs Levon Aronian

The Game

White	Hikaru Nakamura
Black	Levon Aronian
Result	1-0
Event	5th Zurich CC Blitz
Site	Zurich SUI
Round	5.2
Date	2016.02.15
Opening	Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves	45

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7R/1kp5/7P/6K1/p1P5/1p5R/8/8 b - - 0 45

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 e5
2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
4. 4.d3 Bc5
5. 5.Bxc6 dxc6
6. 6.Nbd2 Be6
7. 7.O-O Bd6
8. 8.d4 Nd7
9. 9.dxe5 Nxe5
10. 10.Nxe5 Bxe5
11. 11.f4 Qd4+
12. 12.Kh1 Bd6
13. 13.Qe2 O-O-O
14. 14.f5 Bd7
15. 15.Nf3 Qa4
16. 16.b3 Qa5
17. 17.Bd2 Bb4
18. 18.Bxb4 Qxb4
19. 19.Qf2 b6
20. 20.Ng5 Qe7
21. 21.f6 gxf6
22. 22.Qxf6 Qxf6
23. 23.Rxf6 Be8
24. 24.Nxf7 Bxf7
25. 25.Rxf7 Rd2
26. 26.Rc1 Rg8
27. 27.Rg1 Rxc2
28. 28.Rxh7 Rxa2
29. 29.g4 Ra5
30. 30.h4 Re5
31. 31.g5 Rxe4
32. 32.g6 Ree8
33. 33.h5 a5
34. 34.g7 Kb7
35. 35.Rh6 Re5
36. 36.Rh8 Rxg7
37. 37.Rxg7 b5
38. 38.Rg3 c5
39. 39.h6 Rh5+
40. 40.Kg2 c4
41. 41.bxc4 b4
42. 42.Rh3 Rg5+
43. 43.Kf3 b3
44. 44.Kf4 a4
45. 45.Kxg5

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