Hikaru Nakamura vs Levon Aronian

FIDE Grand Prix 3 Pool A · 2022 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1-0 in 50 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1-0
Event FIDE Grand Prix 3 Pool A
Site Berlin GER
Round 4.2
Date 2022.03.25
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 50
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/3r4/1P6/7p/4k3/5R2/5PK1/8 b - - 4 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.c3 d5
  6. 6.exd5 Qxd5
  7. 7.Bc4 Qd6
  8. 8.Nbd2 O-O
  9. 9.b4 Bb6
  10. 10.O-O Bf5
  11. 11.Qc2 Rad8
  12. 12.a4 a5
  13. 13.b5 Ne7
  14. 14.Qa2 Ng6
  15. 15.Ba3 Bc5
  16. 16.Bxc5 Qxc5
  17. 17.d4 Qd6
  18. 18.Rfe1 exd4
  19. 19.cxd4 Nd5
  20. 20.Bxd5 Qxd5
  21. 21.Qxd5 Rxd5
  22. 22.Nc4 Bg4
  23. 23.Nxa5 b6
  24. 24.Nc6 Bxf3
  25. 25.gxf3 h6
  26. 26.Rac1 Kh7
  27. 27.Rc4 Rg5+
  28. 28.Kf1 Rh5
  29. 29.Ne7 Rxh2
  30. 30.Re4 Rh1+
  31. 31.Kg2 Ra1
  32. 32.Nxg6 fxg6
  33. 33.Rxc7 Rxa4
  34. 34.d5 Raa8
  35. 35.Ree7 h5
  36. 36.d6 Rf5
  37. 37.Rxg7+ Kh6
  38. 38.Rh7+ Kg5
  39. 39.d7 Rd5
  40. 40.f4+ Kh4
  41. 41.Rg7 Ra4
  42. 42.Rc8 Rad4
  43. 43.Rxg6 Rxd7
  44. 44.Rc1 Rd1
  45. 45.Rxd1 Rxd1
  46. 46.Rxb6 Kg4
  47. 47.Rb8 Kxf4
  48. 48.b6 Rd7
  49. 49.Rf8+ Ke4
  50. 50.Rf3

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