Hikaru Nakamura vs Levon Aronian

chess.com Speed 3m+1spm 2018 · Petroff Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 51 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com Speed 3m+1spm 2018
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.19
Date 2018.12.01
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 51
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Final Position

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

2R5/1rb1kp2/2p5/3p1P2/2pP4/2P2K2/8/4B3 b - - 16 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nc4 Nxe4
  5. 5.Nc3 Nxc3
  6. 6.bxc3 Be7
  7. 7.d4 O-O
  8. 8.Bd3 Nd7
  9. 9.O-O Nf6
  10. 10.Ne3 d5
  11. 11.Nf5 Bxf5
  12. 12.Bxf5 Re8
  13. 13.Re1 c6
  14. 14.Rb1 b5
  15. 15.g3 Bd6
  16. 16.Rxe8+ Nxe8
  17. 17.a4 a6
  18. 18.axb5 axb5
  19. 19.Kg2 g6
  20. 20.Bd3 Qd7
  21. 21.Qf3 h5
  22. 22.Bg5 Qg4
  23. 23.Qxg4 hxg4
  24. 24.Re1 Ng7
  25. 25.h3 gxh3+
  26. 26.Kxh3 Ne6
  27. 27.Bd2 Kg7
  28. 28.Kg2 Nf8
  29. 29.Rh1 Nd7
  30. 30.Bh6+ Kf6
  31. 31.Re1 Rh8
  32. 32.Bd2 Nb6
  33. 33.f4 Ra8
  34. 34.f5 gxf5
  35. 35.Rf1 f4
  36. 36.gxf4 Nc4
  37. 37.Bxc4 bxc4
  38. 38.Rb1 Ra2
  39. 39.Kf3 Rxc2
  40. 40.Be1 Ke6
  41. 41.Rb6 Kd7
  42. 42.Rb7+ Bc7
  43. 43.f5 Kc8
  44. 44.Ra7 Rb2
  45. 45.Ra8+ Rb8
  46. 46.Ra7 Rb7
  47. 47.Ra8+ Kd7
  48. 48.Rf8 Ke7
  49. 49.Rc8 Kd7
  50. 50.Rf8 Ke7
  51. 51.Rc8

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