Hikaru Nakamura vs Levon Aronian

chess.com SpeedChess 2022 · Réti Opening · 1-0 in 52 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1-0
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2022
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.23
Date 2022.12.12
Opening Réti Opening (A05)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2N5/8/3p4/P1k1pp2/2P1n2P/4P3/6PK/8 b - - 0 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.b3 d5
  3. 3.Bb2 Bg4
  4. 4.e3 Nbd7
  5. 5.Be2 e6
  6. 6.Ne5 Nxe5
  7. 7.Bxe5 Bd6
  8. 8.Bxd6 Bxe2
  9. 9.Qxe2 cxd6
  10. 10.c3 O-O
  11. 11.Na3 Ne4
  12. 12.O-O f5
  13. 13.f3 Nf6
  14. 14.Nc2 Rc8
  15. 15.a4 e5
  16. 16.f4 g6
  17. 17.Qd3 a5
  18. 18.Na3 Qb6
  19. 19.Nb5 Kg7
  20. 20.Kh1 Rfe8
  21. 21.Rab1 Re6
  22. 22.h3 h5
  23. 23.Kh2 Qc5
  24. 24.b4 Qc4
  25. 25.Qxc4 dxc4
  26. 26.bxa5 Ne4
  27. 27.Rb2 Nc5
  28. 28.Na3 Rc7
  29. 29.Rb6 Ne4
  30. 30.Nb5 Rd7
  31. 31.Rd1 Kf6
  32. 32.a6 bxa6
  33. 33.Rxa6 g5
  34. 34.fxg5+ Kxg5
  35. 35.Ra8 Rb7
  36. 36.Rg8+ Rg6
  37. 37.Rxg6+ Kxg6
  38. 38.Rb1 Nxd2
  39. 39.Rb4 Ne4
  40. 40.Rxc4 Kf6
  41. 41.Rc8 Ke6
  42. 42.c4 Kd7
  43. 43.Rh8 Rb6
  44. 44.Rh7+ Kd8
  45. 45.Rxh5 Ra6
  46. 46.Rh8+ Kd7
  47. 47.Rh7+ Kd8
  48. 48.Ra7 Rxa7
  49. 49.Nxa7 Kc7
  50. 50.h4 Kb6
  51. 51.Nc8+ Kc5
  52. 52.a5

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