Hikaru Nakamura vs Levon Aronian

Lindores Abbey Prelim · 2020 · Petroff Defense · 1-0 in 61 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1-0
Event Lindores Abbey Prelim
Site chess24.com INT
Round 5.2
Date 2020.05.20
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 61
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/3k4/8/3p4/PPnB2K1/5P2/8 b - - 2 61

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.d3 Nf6
  6. 6.d4 d5
  7. 7.h3 Bd6
  8. 8.Bd3 O-O
  9. 9.O-O Re8
  10. 10.Nc3 c6
  11. 11.Bg5 Nbd7
  12. 12.Re1 Rxe1+
  13. 13.Qxe1 Nf8
  14. 14.Ne2 h6
  15. 15.Bf4 Bxf4
  16. 16.Nxf4 Qb6
  17. 17.b3 Bd7
  18. 18.Qd2 Re8
  19. 19.Ne5 Bc8
  20. 20.Re1 Qc7
  21. 21.c4 dxc4
  22. 22.Bxc4 Re7
  23. 23.Nfg6 Nxg6
  24. 24.Nxg6 Re8
  25. 25.Rxe8+ Nxe8
  26. 26.Qe3 Nd6
  27. 27.Qe5 Qd7
  28. 28.Ne7+ Kf8
  29. 29.Nxc8 Nxc8
  30. 30.Qb8 g6
  31. 31.Qf4 Kg7
  32. 32.Qe5+ f6
  33. 33.Qb8 b5
  34. 34.Bd3 Ne7
  35. 35.Qf4 c5
  36. 36.Qe4 cxd4
  37. 37.Bxb5 Qd6
  38. 38.Qb7 Qb4
  39. 39.Qxa7 Qe1+
  40. 40.Kh2 Qe5+
  41. 41.g3 h5
  42. 42.h4 g5
  43. 43.hxg5 fxg5
  44. 44.Kg1 h4
  45. 45.gxh4 gxh4
  46. 46.Qd7 Kf6
  47. 47.Bd3 Qg5+
  48. 48.Kf1 Qc1+
  49. 49.Ke2 Qb2+
  50. 50.Kf3 Qc3
  51. 51.Qd6+ Kf7
  52. 52.Qf4+ Ke6
  53. 53.Qe4+ Kd6
  54. 54.Kg4 Qc8+
  55. 55.Kxh4 Qh8+
  56. 56.Kg3 Nd5
  57. 57.a3 Nc3
  58. 58.Qg6+ Kc7
  59. 59.Qh7+ Qxh7
  60. 60.Bxh7 Kd6
  61. 61.Bd3

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