Hikaru Nakamura vs Levon Aronian

Airthings Masters KO 2020 · Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin · 1/2-1/2 in 36 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Airthings Masters KO 2020
Site chess24.com INT
Round 1.13
Date 2020.12.29
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin (D38)
Moves 36
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Final Position

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

r2qr1k1/1p4p1/2p2p2/p2pN1pQ/1b1P4/3NP1P1/5PP1/1nR3K1 w - - 10 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Bb4
  5. 5.cxd5 exd5
  6. 6.Bf4 O-O
  7. 7.e3 Bf5
  8. 8.Qb3 Nc6
  9. 9.Nh4 Be6
  10. 10.Bd3 Ne4
  11. 11.Nf3 Bf5
  12. 12.Qc2 Re8
  13. 13.O-O Bg6
  14. 14.Ne2 Bd6
  15. 15.a3 a5
  16. 16.Rfc1 Bh5
  17. 17.Bg3 Nxg3
  18. 18.hxg3 Bg6
  19. 19.Bxg6 hxg6
  20. 20.Rab1 Ne7
  21. 21.Nc3 c6
  22. 22.b4 Nf5
  23. 23.Ne2 Be7
  24. 24.Ne5 Nd6
  25. 25.Nf4 g5
  26. 26.Nfd3 f6
  27. 27.Ng6 Nc4
  28. 28.Qe2 Nxa3
  29. 29.Qh5 Bxb4
  30. 30.Qh8+ Kf7
  31. 31.Qh5 Nxb1
  32. 32.Nge5+ Kg8
  33. 33.Qf7+ Kh7
  34. 34.Qh5+ Kg8
  35. 35.Qf7+ Kh7
  36. 36.Qh5+ Kg8

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