Hikaru Nakamura vs Levon Aronian

chess.com SpeedChess 2022 · French Defense · 0-1 in 140 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Levon Aronian
Result 0-1
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2022
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.36
Date 2022.12.12
Opening French Defense (C00)
Moves 140
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

5r1K/8/6k1/8/8/8/8/8 w - - 56 141

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d3 c6
  3. 3.Nd2 b6
  4. 4.Ngf3 Bb7
  5. 5.g3 d6
  6. 6.Bg2 Nd7
  7. 7.O-O Ngf6
  8. 8.Re1 Be7
  9. 9.Nc4 d5
  10. 10.Nce5 Nxe5
  11. 11.Nxe5 c5
  12. 12.exd5 Bxd5
  13. 13.Qe2 Bxg2
  14. 14.Kxg2 Qd5+
  15. 15.Kg1 O-O
  16. 16.Bd2 Rad8
  17. 17.Bc3 Qb7
  18. 18.Ng4 Ne8
  19. 19.h4 h5
  20. 20.Nh2 g6
  21. 21.Qe3 Bf6
  22. 22.Nf3 Bxc3
  23. 23.bxc3 Nf6
  24. 24.Ne5 Kg7
  25. 25.c4 Rd4
  26. 26.c3 Rd6
  27. 27.Qf4 Rfd8
  28. 28.Re3 Ne8
  29. 29.g4 f6
  30. 30.gxh5 fxe5
  31. 31.Qxe5+ Kg8
  32. 32.Rg3 R8d7
  33. 33.Kh2 Rf7
  34. 34.Rxg6+ Kf8
  35. 35.Qg3 Qf3
  36. 36.Qxf3 Rxf3
  37. 37.Kg2 Rf6
  38. 38.Re1 Rxg6+
  39. 39.hxg6 Ng7
  40. 40.Kg3 Rxd3+
  41. 41.Kg4 Rxc3
  42. 42.h5 Rxc4+
  43. 43.Kg5 Rc2
  44. 44.h6 Rxf2
  45. 45.Rh1 Rg2+
  46. 46.Kf4 Kg8
  47. 47.hxg7 Rxg6
  48. 48.Ke5 Kxg7
  49. 49.Rd1 Kf8
  50. 50.Rd7 Rg7
  51. 51.Rd6 Ke7
  52. 52.Rxe6+ Kd7
  53. 53.Rh6 Kc7
  54. 54.Kd5 Rd7+
  55. 55.Kc4 Kb7
  56. 56.a3 Rd4+
  57. 57.Kb3 Ka6
  58. 58.Rh7 Rd3+
  59. 59.Kb2 Re3
  60. 60.a4 Rd3
  61. 61.Rg7 Ka5
  62. 62.Rxa7+ Kb4
  63. 63.Ra6 Rb3+
  64. 64.Kc2 Ka3
  65. 65.a5 b5
  66. 66.Rc6 c4
  67. 67.a6 Kb4
  68. 68.a7 Ra3
  69. 69.Rc7 Ra2+
  70. 70.Kb1 Ra6
  71. 71.Kb2 Ra5
  72. 72.Rb7 Kc5
  73. 73.Rh7 Kb6
  74. 74.Kc3 Ra3+
  75. 75.Kd4 Rxa7
  76. 76.Rh6+ Ka5
  77. 77.Rh1 Rg7
  78. 78.Ra1+ Kb6
  79. 79.Ra8 Rg4+
  80. 80.Kc3 Rg3+
  81. 81.Kb2 Kc5
  82. 82.Rh8 Kb4
  83. 83.Rh2 Rb3+
  84. 84.Kc2 Ka3
  85. 85.Rh8 Rb2+
  86. 86.Kc3 b4+
  87. 87.Kxc4 Rc2+
  88. 88.Kd3 b3
  89. 89.Ra8+ Kb2
  90. 90.Rb8 Ka2
  91. 91.Rb7 Rc1
  92. 92.Ra7+ Kb1
  93. 93.Kd2 b2
  94. 94.Ra8 Rc2+
  95. 95.Kd1 Rc7
  96. 96.Rd8 Rc4
  97. 97.Kd2 Rh4
  98. 98.Rd7 Rb4
  99. 99.Ra7 Rd4+
  100. 100.Kc3 Rd8
  101. 101.Rh7 Rd5
  102. 102.Rh8 Rc5+
  103. 103.Kb3 Rb5+
  104. 104.Kc3 Rb6
  105. 105.Rg8 Rc6+
  106. 106.Kb3 Rb6+
  107. 107.Kc3 Ra6
  108. 108.Rb8 Kc1
  109. 109.Rg8 Rc6+
  110. 110.Kd4 b1=Q
  111. 111.Rg1+ Kb2
  112. 112.Rxb1+ Kxb1
  113. 113.Kd5 Rc2
  114. 114.Kd4 Kb2
  115. 115.Kd5 Kb3
  116. 116.Kd4 Kb4
  117. 117.Kd5 Rc3
  118. 118.Kd4 Rc4+
  119. 119.Kd5 Kb5
  120. 120.Ke5 Rb4
  121. 121.Kd5 Ra4
  122. 122.Ke5 Kc5
  123. 123.Ke6 Re4+
  124. 124.Kf5 Kd5
  125. 125.Kf6 Rf4+
  126. 126.Kg5 Ke5
  127. 127.Kg6 Rg4+
  128. 128.Kf7 Rg5
  129. 129.Ke7 Rg7+
  130. 130.Kd8 Kd6
  131. 131.Kc8 Kc6
  132. 132.Kd8 Kd6
  133. 133.Ke8 Rd7
  134. 134.Kf8 Re7
  135. 135.Kg8 Ke6
  136. 136.Kh8 Kf6
  137. 137.Kg8 Rf7
  138. 138.Kh8 Kg6
  139. 139.Kg8 Rf6
  140. 140.Kh8 Rf8#

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