Hikaru Nakamura vs Levon Aronian

Meltwater Tour Final 2021 · King's Indian, Classical · 1-0 in 77 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1-0
Event Meltwater Tour Final 2021
Site chess24.com INT
Round 3.4
Date 2021.09.27
Opening King's Indian, Classical (E91)
Moves 77
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1N6/3PK3/4p3/1b2Pk2/8/8/8 b - - 0 77

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 b6
  7. 7.O-O Bb7
  8. 8.Qc2 c5
  9. 9.d5 Nbd7
  10. 10.Bf4 Nh5
  11. 11.Be3 a6
  12. 12.Rad1 b5
  13. 13.cxb5 axb5
  14. 14.Bxb5 Ba6
  15. 15.a4 Nhf6
  16. 16.Rfe1 Ng4
  17. 17.Bf4 Bxb5
  18. 18.Nxb5 Qa5
  19. 19.b3 Rfc8
  20. 20.Na3 Qc3
  21. 21.Qxc3 Bxc3
  22. 22.Re2 Rcb8
  23. 23.Nb5 Bf6
  24. 24.Rc1 Kg7
  25. 25.h3 Nge5
  26. 26.Nxe5 Bxe5
  27. 27.Bg5 Ra6
  28. 28.g3 Kf8
  29. 29.Kg2 Bg7
  30. 30.Bf4 Rb7
  31. 31.Rec2 f5
  32. 32.f3 Kf7
  33. 33.Re2 fxe4
  34. 34.fxe4 Ne5
  35. 35.Bxe5 Bxe5
  36. 36.Rf2+ Ke8
  37. 37.Rf3 Ra8
  38. 38.Rc2 h5
  39. 39.Rcf2 Kd7
  40. 40.Rf8 Rbb8
  41. 41.Rxb8 Rxb8
  42. 42.Rf3 g5
  43. 43.g4 Rh8
  44. 44.gxh5 Rxh5
  45. 45.a5 g4
  46. 46.Rd3 Kc8
  47. 47.Na7+ Kb7
  48. 48.Nc6 Bf6
  49. 49.hxg4 Rh4
  50. 50.Rg3 Bg5
  51. 51.Rh3 Rxh3
  52. 52.Kxh3 e5
  53. 53.Kg2 Ka6
  54. 54.Kf3 Kb5
  55. 55.Ke2 Bf6
  56. 56.Kd3 Bh4
  57. 57.a6 Kxa6
  58. 58.Kc4 Kb6
  59. 59.b4 cxb4
  60. 60.Nxb4 Bg5
  61. 61.Nc2 Bh4
  62. 62.Ne3 Bg5
  63. 63.Nf5 Kc7
  64. 64.Ng7 Kd7
  65. 65.Ne6 Bc1
  66. 66.g5 Ke7
  67. 67.g6 Kf6
  68. 68.g7 Kf7
  69. 69.Kb5 Ba3
  70. 70.Kc6 Bb4
  71. 71.Kd7 Ba3
  72. 72.Ng5+ Kxg7
  73. 73.Ke6 Kg6
  74. 74.Nf7 Bb4
  75. 75.Nxd6 Kg5
  76. 76.Nb7 Kf4
  77. 77.d6

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