Hikaru Nakamura vs Levon Aronian

Lindores Abbey Final 8 · 2020 · Petroff Defense · 1-0 in 39 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1-0
Event Lindores Abbey Final 8
Site chess24.com INT
Round 1.21
Date 2020.05.25
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/6pk/p1p5/b1P2Q1p/3P3P/5PP1/3q1BK1/8 b - - 2 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 d5
  6. 6.Bd3 Bd6
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.c4 c6
  9. 9.Nc3 Nxc3
  10. 10.bxc3 dxc4
  11. 11.Bxc4 Bf5
  12. 12.Bg5 Qa5
  13. 13.Re1 Nd7
  14. 14.Nh4 Nb6
  15. 15.Bb3 Rae8
  16. 16.Nxf5 Rxe1+
  17. 17.Qxe1 Qxf5
  18. 18.Bd2 Nd5
  19. 19.Qe2 Nf6
  20. 20.Re1 h6
  21. 21.f3 Re8
  22. 22.Qd1 Rxe1+
  23. 23.Bxe1 Nd5
  24. 24.g3 b5
  25. 25.Qe2 Qd7
  26. 26.a4 a6
  27. 27.c4 Nc7
  28. 28.Kg2 Ne6
  29. 29.Bf2 Qe7
  30. 30.Qe4 bxa4
  31. 31.Bc2 Qg5
  32. 32.c5 Bc7
  33. 33.Bxa4 h5
  34. 34.h4 Qd2
  35. 35.Bb3 Nd8
  36. 36.Qe8+ Kh7
  37. 37.Bxf7 Nxf7
  38. 38.Qxf7 Ba5
  39. 39.Qf5+

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