Hikaru Nakamura vs Levon Aronian

Meltwater Tour Final 2021 · King's Indian, Classical · 1/2-1/2 in 43 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Meltwater Tour Final 2021
Site chess24.com INT
Round 3.2
Date 2021.09.27
Opening King's Indian, Classical (E91)
Moves 43
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Final Position

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

2R5/8/5pk1/4p2p/4Pp2/5P1P/6PK/r7 b - - 9 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bg7
  4. 4.e4 d6
  5. 5.Nf3 O-O
  6. 6.Be2 c5
  7. 7.O-O Re8
  8. 8.Re1 a6
  9. 9.h3 cxd4
  10. 10.Nxd4 Nc6
  11. 11.Be3 Nxd4
  12. 12.Bxd4 Be6
  13. 13.Bf1 Rc8
  14. 14.Nd5 Nd7
  15. 15.Bxg7 Kxg7
  16. 16.Qd2 f6
  17. 17.Rac1 Bf7
  18. 18.b3 Rc6
  19. 19.Re3 Qb8
  20. 20.a4 Qd8
  21. 21.a5 e6
  22. 22.Nf4 b6
  23. 23.axb6 Qxb6
  24. 24.b4 Ne5
  25. 25.Ra3 g5
  26. 26.c5 dxc5
  27. 27.Rxa6 Qxb4
  28. 28.Qxb4 cxb4
  29. 29.Raxc6 Nxc6
  30. 30.Rxc6 gxf4
  31. 31.Rb6 e5
  32. 32.Rxb4 Ra8
  33. 33.Bc4 Ra1+
  34. 34.Kh2 Bxc4
  35. 35.Rxc4 Rf1
  36. 36.f3 Ra1
  37. 37.Rc7+ Kg6
  38. 38.Rc6 h5
  39. 39.Rc8 Kg7
  40. 40.Rc7+ Kg6
  41. 41.Rc8 Kg7
  42. 42.Rc7+ Kg6
  43. 43.Rc8

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