Hikaru Nakamura vs Levon Aronian

FIDE Candidates 2016 · Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin · 1/2-1/2 in 33 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE Candidates 2016
Site Moscow RUS
Round 14.3
Date 2016.03.28
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin (D38)
Moves 33
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Final Position

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

6k1/2R2pp1/7p/8/r4P2/5R1P/1r4PK/8 b - - 3 33

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Bb4
  5. 5.Qa4+ Nc6
  6. 6.e3 O-O
  7. 7.Qc2 Re8
  8. 8.Bd2 a6
  9. 9.a3 Bd6
  10. 10.h3 h6
  11. 11.Rd1 dxc4
  12. 12.Bxc4 e5
  13. 13.O-O Bd7
  14. 14.dxe5 Nxe5
  15. 15.Nxe5 Rxe5
  16. 16.f4 Bf5
  17. 17.Qb3 Re7
  18. 18.Qxb7 Bc2
  19. 19.Rc1 Rb8
  20. 20.Qxa6 Rxb2
  21. 21.Nd1 Rb6
  22. 22.Qa5 Bb3
  23. 23.Nf2 Qb8
  24. 24.Bxb3 Rxb3
  25. 25.a4 Qb7
  26. 26.Qf5 Bb4
  27. 27.Bxb4 Qxb4
  28. 28.e4 Nxe4
  29. 29.Nxe4 Qxe4
  30. 30.Qxe4 Rxe4
  31. 31.Rxc7 Rxa4
  32. 32.Kh2 Rb2
  33. 33.Rf3

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