Hikaru Nakamura vs Levon Aronian

FIDE Grand Prix 1 Playoff · 2022 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1-0 in 61 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1-0
Event FIDE Grand Prix 1 Playoff
Site Berlin GER
Round 2.3
Date 2022.02.17
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C88)
Moves 61
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/8/2r5/6k1/2P5/2K2R2/8 w - - 1 62

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.Re1 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 O-O
  8. 8.h3 Bb7
  9. 9.d3 d5
  10. 10.exd5 Nxd5
  11. 11.a4 Nd4
  12. 12.Nbd2 Nxb3
  13. 13.Nxb3 Nb4
  14. 14.Nxe5 Qd5
  15. 15.f3 Bd6
  16. 16.d4 Rae8
  17. 17.axb5 axb5
  18. 18.Bd2 Nc6
  19. 19.Bf4 Kh8
  20. 20.Bh2 Nxe5
  21. 21.dxe5 Bxe5
  22. 22.Bxe5 Rxe5
  23. 23.Rxe5 Qxe5
  24. 24.Qd4 Qg5
  25. 25.Qc5 Qxc5+
  26. 26.Nxc5 Bd5
  27. 27.Ra7 c6
  28. 28.Nd3 g6
  29. 29.Rc7 Ra8
  30. 30.Nb4 Kg7
  31. 31.Nxc6 Bxc6
  32. 32.Rxc6 Rd8
  33. 33.g4 Rd2
  34. 34.h4 h5
  35. 35.gxh5 gxh5
  36. 36.b4 Rd4
  37. 37.c3 Rxh4
  38. 38.Kg2 Rf4
  39. 39.Kg3 Rf5
  40. 40.f4 h4+
  41. 41.Kxh4 Rxf4+
  42. 42.Kg5 Rf3
  43. 43.Kg4 Rd3
  44. 44.Rc5 Kf6
  45. 45.Kf4 Ke6
  46. 46.Ke4 Rd8
  47. 47.Rxb5 Rd1
  48. 48.Rb6+ Kd7
  49. 49.Rf6 Ke7
  50. 50.Rf3 Ke6
  51. 51.Rd3 f5+
  52. 52.Kd4 Rb1
  53. 53.Re3+ Kf6
  54. 54.Re8 f4
  55. 55.Rb8 Kf5
  56. 56.b5 f3
  57. 57.Ke3 Rb3
  58. 58.Kd3 Kg4
  59. 59.Kc2 f2
  60. 60.Rf8 Rxb5
  61. 61.Rxf2 Rc5

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