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	2.17
Date	2022.12.12
Opening	Colle System (D04)
Moves	44

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5r2/5B1k/8/pP5R/P2B4/3bP1K1/2p3P1/8 b - - 2 44

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 d5
2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
3. 3.e3 c5
4. 4.dxc5 e6
5. 5.a3 Bxc5
6. 6.Nbd2 O-O
7. 7.b4 Be7
8. 8.c4 a5
9. 9.b5 b6
10. 10.Bb2 Bb7
11. 11.Be2 Nbd7
12. 12.O-O Rc8
13. 13.Rc1 Rc5
14. 14.a4 Rc7
15. 15.Nd4 Nc5
16. 16.N2f3 dxc4
17. 17.Ne5 Qa8
18. 18.Ndc6 Nd5
19. 19.Rxc4 f6
20. 20.Bg4 fxe5
21. 21.Rxc5 Nxe3
22. 22.Nxe7+ Rxe7
23. 23.Qd6 Qd8
24. 24.Bxe6+ Kh8
25. 25.Qxd8 Rxd8
26. 26.fxe3 bxc5
27. 27.Bc4 h6
28. 28.Bc3 Be4
29. 29.Rc1 Red7
30. 30.Be2 Kh7
31. 31.h4 c4
32. 32.h5 Bd3
33. 33.Bf3 Rf7
34. 34.Bxe5 Re8
35. 35.Bd4 g5
36. 36.hxg6+ Kxg6
37. 37.Kf2 h5
38. 38.Kg3 Kg5
39. 39.Rh1 c3
40. 40.Rxh5+ Kg6
41. 41.Rc5 c2
42. 42.Bh5+ Kh7
43. 43.Bxf7 Rf8
44. 44.Rh5#

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