Hikaru Nakamura vs Levon Aronian

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

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Levon Aronian
Result 0-1
Event chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2018
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.23
Date 2018.12.01
Opening French Defense (C00)
Moves 36
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

5r2/1p4k1/8/p2q4/P2N2NP/2P3PK/1P2Q3/3n2n1 w - - 3 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.Ke2 d5
  3. 3.d3 Nc6
  4. 4.c3 Nf6
  5. 5.Qc2 e5
  6. 6.g3 g6
  7. 7.Bg2 Bg7
  8. 8.Nf3 O-O
  9. 9.Rd1 Bg4
  10. 10.h3 Be6
  11. 11.Kf1 h6
  12. 12.Kg1 a5
  13. 13.a4 Qd7
  14. 14.Kh2 Rad8
  15. 15.Re1 dxe4
  16. 16.dxe4 Nh7
  17. 17.Na3 f5
  18. 18.Nh4 Qf7
  19. 19.exf5 gxf5
  20. 20.Be3 Ng5
  21. 21.f4 exf4
  22. 22.Bxf4 Bd5
  23. 23.Nb5 Be4
  24. 24.Qf2 Rd3
  25. 25.Bxc7 Be5
  26. 26.Bxe5 Nxe5
  27. 27.Nd4 Nc4
  28. 28.Rad1 Rxd1
  29. 29.Rxd1 Bxg2
  30. 30.Qxg2 Ne3
  31. 31.Qe2 Nxd1
  32. 32.Nhxf5 Qd7
  33. 33.Nxh6+ Kg7
  34. 34.Ng4 Qd5
  35. 35.h4 Nf3+
  36. 36.Kh3 Ng1+

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