Hikaru Nakamura vs Levon Aronian

chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2018 · French Defense · 1-0 in 36 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2018
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.29
Date 2018.12.01
Opening French Defense (C00)
Moves 36
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/4q1b1/1p2p1Qp/pP1pP1P1/P2P2r1/5N2/7P/2R4K b - - 0 36

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.Ke2 d5
  3. 3.d3 Nc6
  4. 4.c3 Nge7
  5. 5.Qc2 g6
  6. 6.f4 Bg7
  7. 7.e5 O-O
  8. 8.d4 f6
  9. 9.Nf3 fxe5
  10. 10.fxe5 Nf5
  11. 11.g3 b6
  12. 12.Bg2 Ba6+
  13. 13.Ke1 Na5
  14. 14.Bg5 Qd7
  15. 15.g4 Ne7
  16. 16.Nbd2 c5
  17. 17.Bf1 Bxf1
  18. 18.Rxf1 cxd4
  19. 19.cxd4 Rac8
  20. 20.Qd3 Nc4
  21. 21.b3 Na3
  22. 22.Ke2 Nc6
  23. 23.b4 Nc4
  24. 24.a3 a5
  25. 25.b5 Ne7
  26. 26.a4 h6
  27. 27.Bxe7 Qxe7
  28. 28.Qxg6 Rf4
  29. 29.g5 Nxd2
  30. 30.Nxd2 Rh4
  31. 31.Nf3 Re4+
  32. 32.Kf2 Rc2+
  33. 33.Kg1 Rg4+
  34. 34.Kh1 Rc3
  35. 35.Rac1 Rxc1
  36. 36.Rxc1

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