Hikaru Nakamura vs Levon Aronian

chess.com Speed 5m+1spm 2018 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 45 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com Speed 5m+1spm 2018
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.7
Date 2018.12.01
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 45
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Final Position

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

8/5pk1/8/p5R1/6PP/r4p2/5K2/8 b - - 3 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.Re1 Nd6
  6. 6.Nxe5 Be7
  7. 7.Bf1 Nxe5
  8. 8.Rxe5 O-O
  9. 9.Nc3 Ne8
  10. 10.Nd5 Bd6
  11. 11.Re1 c6
  12. 12.Ne3 Be7
  13. 13.c4 Nc7
  14. 14.d4 d5
  15. 15.cxd5 Bb4
  16. 16.Bd2 Bxd2
  17. 17.Qxd2 Nxd5
  18. 18.Nxd5 Qxd5
  19. 19.Re5 Qd6
  20. 20.Bc4 Bd7
  21. 21.Rae1 Rae8
  22. 22.Qc3 Rxe5
  23. 23.dxe5 Qe7
  24. 24.Rd1 Be6
  25. 25.Bxe6 Qxe6
  26. 26.a3 h6
  27. 27.h3 Qf5
  28. 28.Qe3 b6
  29. 29.f4 Re8
  30. 30.g4 Qc2
  31. 31.Rd2 Qc4
  32. 32.Qd4 Qxd4+
  33. 33.Rxd4 g5
  34. 34.Rd6 gxf4
  35. 35.Rxh6 Rxe5
  36. 36.Rxc6 Re2
  37. 37.Rc7 a5
  38. 38.b4 Re3
  39. 39.bxa5 bxa5
  40. 40.a4 Re4
  41. 41.Kf2 Rxa4
  42. 42.h4 Ra3
  43. 43.Rc4 f3
  44. 44.Rc5 Kg7
  45. 45.Rg5+

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