Hikaru Nakamura vs Levon Aronian

Lindores Abbey Final 8 · 2020 · Petroff Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 55 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Lindores Abbey Final 8
Site chess24.com INT
Round 1.12
Date 2020.05.23
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 55
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Final Position

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

8/pQ4bk/1p2q1p1/2p3Bp/7P/P1P5/KPP5/8 w - - 12 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.Nc3 Nxc3
  6. 6.dxc3 Be7
  7. 7.Be3 O-O
  8. 8.Qd2 Nd7
  9. 9.O-O-O c6
  10. 10.h4 d5
  11. 11.Bd3 Nc5
  12. 12.Ng5 h6
  13. 13.Rde1 Nxd3+
  14. 14.Qxd3 f5
  15. 15.f4 Bd6
  16. 16.Nf3 Re8
  17. 17.g3 Re4
  18. 18.Nd2 Be6
  19. 19.Nxe4 fxe4
  20. 20.Qd2 Qa5
  21. 21.Kb1 h5
  22. 22.f5 Bxf5
  23. 23.Bf4 Bf8
  24. 24.Rhf1 Bg4
  25. 25.Be5 Bf3
  26. 26.Qf4 Qd8
  27. 27.Bd4 c5
  28. 28.Be5 Qd7
  29. 29.Rxf3 exf3
  30. 30.Qxf3 Re8
  31. 31.Rf1 Qe6
  32. 32.Bf4 g6
  33. 33.a3 Qe4
  34. 34.Qd1 Bg7
  35. 35.Bc1 b6
  36. 36.g4 Qxg4
  37. 37.Qxd5+ Qe6
  38. 38.Qg2 Qe4
  39. 39.Qg3 Be5
  40. 40.Qg5 Qg4
  41. 41.Qd2 Bg7
  42. 42.Qd3 Qe4
  43. 43.Qd7 Re7
  44. 44.Qd6 Kh7
  45. 45.Bg5 Qc4
  46. 46.Rg1 Rf7
  47. 47.Qd1 Qb5
  48. 48.Qd5 Rf1+
  49. 49.Rxf1 Qxf1+
  50. 50.Ka2 Qf5
  51. 51.Qb7 Qe6+
  52. 52.Kb1 Qe1+
  53. 53.Ka2 Qe6+
  54. 54.Kb1 Qe1+
  55. 55.Ka2 Qe6+

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