Hikaru Nakamura vs Levon Aronian

chess.com SpeedChess 2022 · Sicilian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 94 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2022
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.29
Date 2022.12.12
Opening Sicilian Defense (B53)
Moves 94
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Final Position

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

8/2N5/3k4/5p2/3b1Pp1/6P1/6K1/8 w - - 17 95

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 e6
  9. 9.Qd3 Qa5
  10. 10.O-O-O Nd7
  11. 11.h4 Rc8
  12. 12.Nd4 Ne5
  13. 13.Qe2 Bd7
  14. 14.Rh3 Nc4
  15. 15.Nb3 Qa6
  16. 16.Kb1 b5
  17. 17.a3 Qb6
  18. 18.Be3 Nxe3
  19. 19.Rxe3 a5
  20. 20.Qh5 Be7
  21. 21.Qg4 g6
  22. 22.h5 b4
  23. 23.axb4 a4
  24. 24.Nc1 Qxb4
  25. 25.N3a2 Qb6
  26. 26.hxg6 hxg6
  27. 27.e5 dxe5
  28. 28.Nd3 Rh4
  29. 29.Qg3 Qc7
  30. 30.Re2 Rd4
  31. 31.Rh1 Bf6
  32. 32.c3 e4
  33. 33.Qxc7 Rxc7
  34. 34.cxd4 exd3
  35. 35.Rd2 Bb5
  36. 36.Nc3 Bc4
  37. 37.Ne4 Be7
  38. 38.Rc1 Ba2+
  39. 39.Kxa2 Rxc1
  40. 40.Rxd3 Rc2
  41. 41.Rd2 Rxd2
  42. 42.Nxd2 Kd7
  43. 43.b3 axb3+
  44. 44.Kxb3 Kd6
  45. 45.Kc4 Kd7
  46. 46.Nf3 Bd6
  47. 47.Ng5 Ke7
  48. 48.Ne4 Bf4
  49. 49.Nc3 Bd2
  50. 50.Ne4 Be1
  51. 51.f3 f5
  52. 52.Nc5 Bg3
  53. 53.Nd3 Kd6
  54. 54.Nb2 e5
  55. 55.dxe5+ Bxe5
  56. 56.Nd3 Ke6
  57. 57.Kc5 Bc3
  58. 58.Nf4+ Kf7
  59. 59.Kd6 Bd2
  60. 60.Nd3 Bc3
  61. 61.Kd5 Kf6
  62. 62.Kc4 Ba1
  63. 63.Nc5 Kg5
  64. 64.Kd3 Kf4
  65. 65.Ke2 Kg3
  66. 66.Kf1 g5
  67. 67.Nb3 Bc3
  68. 68.Nc1 Be5
  69. 69.Ne2+ Kh4
  70. 70.Kf2 g4
  71. 71.f4 Bf6
  72. 72.Ke3 Kh5
  73. 73.Kd3 Kg6
  74. 74.Kc4 Bb2
  75. 75.Kd5 Kf6
  76. 76.Kc4 Ba3
  77. 77.Nc3 Bc1
  78. 78.Ne2 Ba3
  79. 79.Kd4 Bb2+
  80. 80.Ke3 Ba3
  81. 81.Kf2 Bc5+
  82. 82.Kg3 Be3
  83. 83.Nc3 Bd2
  84. 84.Ne2 Be1+
  85. 85.Kh2 Bf2
  86. 86.g3 Ke6
  87. 87.Kg2 Bc5
  88. 88.Nc3 Bd4
  89. 89.Nb5 Kd5
  90. 90.Nc7+ Kd6
  91. 91.Nb5+ Kd5
  92. 92.Nc7+ Kd6
  93. 93.Nb5+ Kc5
  94. 94.Nc7 Kd6

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