Hikaru Nakamura vs Levon Aronian

chess.com Speed 5m+1spm 2018 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 53 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 3.3
Date 2018.12.01
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 53
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Final Position

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

8/1p4p1/2n2kP1/p7/3r4/1P1p4/3K2Q1/8 b - - 6 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 dxc4
  5. 5.e4 Bb4
  6. 6.Bxc4 Nxe4
  7. 7.O-O Nxc3
  8. 8.bxc3 Bd6
  9. 9.Ng5 h6
  10. 10.Qh5 O-O
  11. 11.Ne4 f5
  12. 12.Nxd6 cxd6
  13. 13.Re1 Qf6
  14. 14.Bf4 d5
  15. 15.Bd3 Nc6
  16. 16.Re3 Bd7
  17. 17.Rae1 Be8
  18. 18.Qh3 Bf7
  19. 19.Rg3 Kh8
  20. 20.Bg5 Qg6
  21. 21.Be7 Nxe7
  22. 22.Rxg6 Nxg6
  23. 23.Qe3 Rac8
  24. 24.Rc1 Rc7
  25. 25.c4 dxc4
  26. 26.Rxc4 Rd7
  27. 27.h3 Rfd8
  28. 28.Ra4 a6
  29. 29.Bc2 Ne7
  30. 30.Bb3 Rd6
  31. 31.Rc4 Nc6
  32. 32.d5 exd5
  33. 33.Rf4 d4
  34. 34.Qd3 Bxb3
  35. 35.axb3 Rd5
  36. 36.g4 Ne5
  37. 37.Qd2 fxg4
  38. 38.hxg4 d3
  39. 39.Kg2 Kg8
  40. 40.Re4 Ng6
  41. 41.Kg3 Re5
  42. 42.Rxe5 Nxe5
  43. 43.f4 Nc6
  44. 44.Kf2 a5
  45. 45.Ke1 Re8+
  46. 46.Kd1 Re4
  47. 47.g5 hxg5
  48. 48.fxg5 Kf7
  49. 49.Qg2 Rd4
  50. 50.g6+ Kf6
  51. 51.Kd2 Rd8
  52. 52.Qg3 Rd4
  53. 53.Qg2

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