Hikaru Nakamura vs Levon Aronian

chess.com Speed 3m+1spm 2018 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 41 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 3.13
Date 2018.12.01
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

8/1pN5/1p1p4/p1nPkbpp/P1P2p2/1PK2P1P/4B1P1/8 w - - 16 42

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.d4 Ne8
  10. 10.d5 Bc5
  11. 11.Nd2 d6
  12. 12.Re1 Nf6
  13. 13.Nb3 Bb6
  14. 14.h3 Re8
  15. 15.a4 a5
  16. 16.c4 Rxe1
  17. 17.Qxe1 Bd7
  18. 18.Be3 Qe8
  19. 19.Bxb6 Qxe1
  20. 20.Rxe1 cxb6
  21. 21.Ra1 Ne4
  22. 22.Nd4 Nc5
  23. 23.b3 Re8
  24. 24.f3 f5
  25. 25.Kf2 f4
  26. 26.Re1 Rxe1
  27. 27.Kxe1 Kf7
  28. 28.Kd2 Kf6
  29. 29.Bd3 h6
  30. 30.Kc3 g5
  31. 31.Bc2 Ke5
  32. 32.Bg6 Kf6
  33. 33.Bc2 h5
  34. 34.Bd1 Bf5
  35. 35.Be2 Ke5
  36. 36.Nb5 Bg6
  37. 37.Nc7 Bf5
  38. 38.Na8 Nd7
  39. 39.Nc7 Nc5
  40. 40.Na8 Nd7
  41. 41.Nc7 Nc5

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