Hikaru Nakamura vs Levon Aronian

The Game

White	Hikaru Nakamura
Black	Levon Aronian
Result	1-0
Event	chess.com SpeedChess 2022
Site	chess.com INT
Round	2.25
Date	2022.12.12
Opening	Sicilian Defense (B53)
Moves	34

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1r1b4/3k1p2/2N1pp2/7p/Pp1PPP2/1P4P1/2R4P/1K6 b - - 2 34

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 c5
2. 2.Nf3 d6
3. 3.d4 cxd4
4. 4.Qxd4 Nc6
5. 5.Bb5 Bd7
6. 6.Bxc6 Bxc6
7. 7.Nc3 Nf6
8. 8.Bg5 h6
9. 9.Bxf6 gxf6
10. 10.O-O-O h5
11. 11.Qd3 Bh6+
12. 12.Kb1 Bf4
13. 13.Nd5 Be5
14. 14.Nd2 Bxd5
15. 15.Qxd5 Rc8
16. 16.Rdf1 Qc7
17. 17.Qd3 Bf4
18. 18.Nb3 Qc4
19. 19.g3 Bh6
20. 20.f4 Qxd3
21. 21.cxd3 Kd7
22. 22.Nd4 e6
23. 23.Rf2 Rc5
24. 24.Rc1 Rhc8
25. 25.Rxc5 dxc5
26. 26.Nc2 c4
27. 27.d4 b5
28. 28.Ne3 Bf8
29. 29.Rc2 a5
30. 30.a4 b4
31. 31.Nxc4 Rb8
32. 32.b3 Be7
33. 33.Nxa5 Bd8
34. 34.Nc6

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