Hikaru Nakamura vs Levon Aronian

Titled Tue 12th Sep Early · 2023 · Irregular Opening · 0-1 in 93 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Levon Aronian
Result 0-1
Event Titled Tue 12th Sep Early
Site chess.com INT
Round 10
Date 2023.09.12
Opening Irregular Opening (A00)
Moves 93
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/8/8/2q5/4k3/8/1NK5 w - - 26 94

All The Moves

  1. 1.a3 g6
  2. 2.e4 c5
  3. 3.Nf3 Bg7
  4. 4.d4 cxd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 Nc6
  6. 6.Nb3 b6
  7. 7.c4 Ba6
  8. 8.Ra2 Rc8
  9. 9.N3d2 e6
  10. 10.b4 Bb7
  11. 11.Bb2 Bxb2
  12. 12.Rxb2 Nf6
  13. 13.c5 O-O
  14. 14.Be2 bxc5
  15. 15.bxc5 Na5
  16. 16.Bf3 Rxc5
  17. 17.O-O d5
  18. 18.exd5 Bxd5
  19. 19.Qa4 Nc4
  20. 20.Nxc4 Rxc4
  21. 21.Qb5 Qc7
  22. 22.Bxd5 Nxd5
  23. 23.Nd2 Rc3
  24. 24.a4 Rd8
  25. 25.Nf3 Kg7
  26. 26.h3 h6
  27. 27.Re1 Rc1
  28. 28.Rb1 Rxe1+
  29. 29.Rxe1 Rb8
  30. 30.Qe2 Qc3
  31. 31.Rd1 Rb2
  32. 32.Qa6 Qc5
  33. 33.Rf1 Nf4
  34. 34.h4 e5
  35. 35.Nh2 Qd5
  36. 36.Nf3 e4
  37. 37.Nh2 e3
  38. 38.Nf3 Qc5
  39. 39.Kh2 Rxf2
  40. 40.Rxf2 exf2
  41. 41.Nd2 Qe3
  42. 42.Nf1 Qe4
  43. 43.Kg3 g5
  44. 44.hxg5 hxg5
  45. 45.Kxf2 Qxg2+
  46. 46.Ke3 Qd5
  47. 47.Kf2 Qa2+
  48. 48.Kf3 Qd5+
  49. 49.Kf2 Qd4+
  50. 50.Kf3 Nd5
  51. 51.Qd6 Qf4+
  52. 52.Qxf4 Nxf4
  53. 53.Ne3 Kf6
  54. 54.Ke4 Ke6
  55. 55.a5 Ng6
  56. 56.Nf5 Ne7
  57. 57.Nd4+ Kd7
  58. 58.a6 g4
  59. 59.Nb5 f5+
  60. 60.Kf4 Nc6
  61. 61.Nc3 Nd4
  62. 62.Ke5 Nf3+
  63. 63.Kf4 Kc6
  64. 64.Ne2 Nh4
  65. 65.Kg5 Nf3+
  66. 66.Kxf5 Nh2
  67. 67.Kf4 Kb5
  68. 68.Kg3 Nf1+
  69. 69.Kxg4 Kxa6
  70. 70.Kf4 Kb5
  71. 71.Ke4 Kc4
  72. 72.Nd4 a5
  73. 73.Nf5 a4
  74. 74.Nd6+ Kc3
  75. 75.Kd5 Ne3+
  76. 76.Ke4 Nc2
  77. 77.Kf3 Kb4
  78. 78.Ke2 a3
  79. 79.Kd2 a2
  80. 80.Kxc2 a1=Q
  81. 81.Kd3 Qa2
  82. 82.Ke4 Qb3
  83. 83.Ke5 Kc5
  84. 84.Ne4+ Kc6
  85. 85.Kd4 Qb4+
  86. 86.Ke3 Kd5
  87. 87.Nd2 Qc3+
  88. 88.Ke2 Kd4
  89. 89.Nf3+ Ke4
  90. 90.Nd2+ Kf4
  91. 91.Kd1 Qd3
  92. 92.Kc1 Ke3
  93. 93.Nb1 Qc4+

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