Hikaru Nakamura vs Levon Aronian

Chess.com Rapid Wk4 KO · 2022 · Réti Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 125 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Chess.com Rapid Wk4 KO
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.1
Date 2022.03.06
Opening Réti Opening (A06)
Moves 125
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Final Position

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

8/2n5/8/8/8/1k1K4/8/8 w - - 0 126

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.b3 c5
  3. 3.e3 Nc6
  4. 4.Bb2 a6
  5. 5.d4 Nf6
  6. 6.Nbd2 cxd4
  7. 7.Nxd4 Nxd4
  8. 8.Bxd4 Bg4
  9. 9.Be2 Bxe2
  10. 10.Qxe2 e6
  11. 11.O-O Bb4
  12. 12.c3 Ba5
  13. 13.e4 O-O
  14. 14.Rfd1 Rc8
  15. 15.Rac1 Bb6
  16. 16.e5 Nd7
  17. 17.Nf3 Qe7
  18. 18.h4 Rc7
  19. 19.Qe3 Bc5
  20. 20.c4 Ba3
  21. 21.Rb1 dxc4
  22. 22.bxc4 Bc5
  23. 23.h5 h6
  24. 24.Bxc5 Qxc5
  25. 25.Rd4 Nb8
  26. 26.Qe4 Nc6
  27. 27.Rd3 Na5
  28. 28.Rd4 Nxc4
  29. 29.g4 Nb6
  30. 30.g5 Nd5
  31. 31.gxh6 gxh6
  32. 32.Kh2 Kh8
  33. 33.Rg1 Rg8
  34. 34.Rxg8+ Kxg8
  35. 35.Qh4 Rc8
  36. 36.Nd2 Kh8
  37. 37.Nc4 Qe7
  38. 38.Qxe7 Nxe7
  39. 39.Nd6 Rc2
  40. 40.Kg1 Kg7
  41. 41.a4 Nc6
  42. 42.Re4 Rc5
  43. 43.Ne8+ Kh8
  44. 44.f4 b5
  45. 45.axb5 axb5
  46. 46.Re2 Nd4
  47. 47.Re4 Nf5
  48. 48.Rb4 Ne7
  49. 49.Nd6 Nd5
  50. 50.Rb3 Kg7
  51. 51.f5 exf5
  52. 52.Nxf5+ Kh7
  53. 53.Rg3 Nf4
  54. 54.Rg7+ Kh8
  55. 55.Rxf7 Rxe5
  56. 56.Nxh6 Nxh5
  57. 57.Rb7 Rd5
  58. 58.Kf2 Nf4
  59. 59.Ng4 Ne6
  60. 60.Ke3 Rf5
  61. 61.Rb6 Ng5
  62. 62.Nf6 Kg7
  63. 63.Ne8+ Kf8
  64. 64.Nd6 Re5+
  65. 65.Kf4 Rd5
  66. 66.Rb8+ Ke7
  67. 67.Nf5+ Rxf5+
  68. 68.Kxf5 Nf7
  69. 69.Rb7+ Ke8
  70. 70.Kf6 Nd8
  71. 71.Re7+ Kf8
  72. 72.Rh7 Ke8
  73. 73.Re7+ Kf8
  74. 74.Re4 Nb7
  75. 75.Re1 Nd8
  76. 76.Re2 b4
  77. 77.Re4 b3
  78. 78.Re2 Nb7
  79. 79.Re5 Nd8
  80. 80.Rb5 Ke8
  81. 81.Rxb3 Kd7
  82. 82.Rb1 Nc6
  83. 83.Rd1+ Kc7
  84. 84.Ke6 Kb6
  85. 85.Rc1 Nb4
  86. 86.Kd6 Kb5
  87. 87.Rc3 Na6
  88. 88.Rc2 Nb4
  89. 89.Rc5+ Ka4
  90. 90.Rh5 Kb3
  91. 91.Kc5 Kc3
  92. 92.Rh3+ Nd3+
  93. 93.Kd5 Kc2
  94. 94.Kd4 Nb2
  95. 95.Rc3+ Kd2
  96. 96.Rc8 Nd1
  97. 97.Ra8 Ke2
  98. 98.Ra2+ Kf3
  99. 99.Ra3+ Ke2
  100. 100.Rb3 Kd2
  101. 101.Rb1 Ke2
  102. 102.Ra1 Nf2
  103. 103.Ra2+ Kf3
  104. 104.Ra8 Ng4
  105. 105.Rf8+ Kg3
  106. 106.Kd3 Nf2+
  107. 107.Ke2 Ng4
  108. 108.Rf5 Nh6
  109. 109.Rf6 Ng4
  110. 110.Rf8 Nh6
  111. 111.Rf3+ Kg4
  112. 112.Rf8 Kg3
  113. 113.Kd3 Ng4
  114. 114.Ke4 Nf2+
  115. 115.Kf5 Kf3
  116. 116.Ra8 Ke3
  117. 117.Rh8 Nd3
  118. 118.Rh4 Nf2
  119. 119.Ra4 Nd3
  120. 120.Re4+ Kd2
  121. 121.Re8 Kc3
  122. 122.Ke4 Nb4
  123. 123.Rc8+ Kb3
  124. 124.Rc7 Na6
  125. 125.Kd3 Nxc7

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