Hikaru Nakamura vs Levon Aronian

chess.com Speed 5m+1spm 2018 · Ruy Lopez, Exchange · 1/2-1/2 in 57 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 3.11
Date 2018.12.01
Opening Ruy Lopez, Exchange (C69)
Moves 57
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Final Position

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

8/8/R5pk/8/1r3P1K/8/8/8 b - - 0 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Bxc6 dxc6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.Nxe5 Qd4
  7. 7.Qh5 Be6
  8. 8.d3 Qc5
  9. 9.Be3 Qxc2
  10. 10.Nc3 Nf6
  11. 11.Qf3 Qxb2
  12. 12.Rfc1 Qa3
  13. 13.Rab1 Bd6
  14. 14.Nc4 Bxc4
  15. 15.dxc4 Be5
  16. 16.Rxb7 O-O
  17. 17.Rb3 Qa5
  18. 18.Bf4 Rfe8
  19. 19.Bxe5 Qxe5
  20. 20.Qg3 Qxg3
  21. 21.hxg3 Nxe4
  22. 22.Nxe4 Rxe4
  23. 23.Rd1 Kf8
  24. 24.Rbd3 Ke8
  25. 25.f3 Rxc4
  26. 26.Re1+ Kf8
  27. 27.Rd7 Re8
  28. 28.Red1 Rc8
  29. 29.Re1 Rc5
  30. 30.Ree7 Rf5
  31. 31.g4 Rf4
  32. 32.Rxc7 Rxc7
  33. 33.Rxc7 Rc4
  34. 34.Ra7 Ra4
  35. 35.Rc7 Rxa2
  36. 36.Rxc6 g6
  37. 37.Rc7 Kg7
  38. 38.g5 Ra5
  39. 39.Ra7 Rxg5
  40. 40.Rxa6 h5
  41. 41.Kh2 Rb5
  42. 42.Ra7 Rb2
  43. 43.Rc7 Kf6
  44. 44.Ra7 Ke6
  45. 45.Kh3 f6
  46. 46.Ra6+ Kf5
  47. 47.Ra5+ Ke6
  48. 48.Ra6+ Kf5
  49. 49.Ra5+ Kf4
  50. 50.Ra6 Kg5
  51. 51.Ra5+ f5
  52. 52.Ra6 Rb1
  53. 53.g3 h4
  54. 54.f4+ Kh6
  55. 55.g4 fxg4+
  56. 56.Kxg4 Rb4
  57. 57.Kxh4

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