Hikaru Nakamura vs Levon Aronian

chess.com SpeedChess 2022 · Réti Opening · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1-0
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2022
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.34
Date 2022.12.12
Opening Réti Opening (A04)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/8/1pb5/p1p5/5R2/1Q4Pq/PP3P2/6K1 b - - 3 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 g6
  2. 2.e4 Bg7
  3. 3.d4 c6
  4. 4.c3 d6
  5. 5.Bd3 Nf6
  6. 6.Nbd2 O-O
  7. 7.O-O b6
  8. 8.e5 Nd5
  9. 9.Re1 dxe5
  10. 10.Nxe5 Qc7
  11. 11.Ndf3 h6
  12. 12.c4 Nf6
  13. 13.h3 g5
  14. 14.Bc2 Rd8
  15. 15.Qd3 e6
  16. 16.Bxg5 hxg5
  17. 17.Nxg5 Rd7
  18. 18.Rad1 c5
  19. 19.Nxd7 Nbxd7
  20. 20.d5 Nf8
  21. 21.Ba4 exd5
  22. 22.cxd5 Qf4
  23. 23.Bc6 Rb8
  24. 24.Ne4 Bf5
  25. 25.Nxf6+ Bxf6
  26. 26.Qa3 a5
  27. 27.Re3 Ng6
  28. 28.d6 Bd4
  29. 29.d7 Ne5
  30. 30.g3 Qh6
  31. 31.Rxd4 Nxc6
  32. 32.Re8+ Kg7
  33. 33.Rxb8 Qc1+
  34. 34.Kh2 Qf1
  35. 35.Rf4 Qxh3+
  36. 36.Kg1 Bxd7
  37. 37.Rb7 Nd4
  38. 38.Rxd4 Bc6
  39. 39.Rxf7+ Kxf7
  40. 40.Rf4+ Kg8
  41. 41.Qb3+

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