Hikaru Nakamura vs Levon Aronian

Champions Showdown Kings · 2025 · French Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 55 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Champions Showdown Kings
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 3.2
Date 2025.03.06
Opening French Defense (C01)
Moves 55
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Final Position

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

8/4k3/2p2p1n/1nPp1PpN/3P2P1/5K2/2N5/8 b - - 20 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.exd5 exd5
  4. 4.Nf3 Bd6
  5. 5.c4 c6
  6. 6.c5 Bc7
  7. 7.Bd3 Ne7
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.Re1 h6
  10. 10.Qc2 Nd7
  11. 11.b4 Re8
  12. 12.Nc3 Nf8
  13. 13.h3 Neg6
  14. 14.Rxe8 Qxe8
  15. 15.Bd2 Qd8
  16. 16.Bf5 Qf6
  17. 17.Bxc8 Rxc8
  18. 18.Qd3 Ne6
  19. 19.g3 Ne7
  20. 20.Kg2 Qf5
  21. 21.Qxf5 Nxf5
  22. 22.Ne2 Re8
  23. 23.Kf1 Bd8
  24. 24.a4 Bf6
  25. 25.Bc3 a6
  26. 26.Rb1 h5
  27. 27.b5 axb5
  28. 28.axb5 g5
  29. 29.bxc6 bxc6
  30. 30.Rb6 Rc8
  31. 31.g4 hxg4
  32. 32.hxg4 Nh6
  33. 33.Nh2 Kf8
  34. 34.Kg2 Ke8
  35. 35.f3 Ng8
  36. 36.Nf1 Ne7
  37. 37.Ra6 Nc7
  38. 38.Ra2 Ra8
  39. 39.Rxa8+ Nxa8
  40. 40.Ba5 Ng6
  41. 41.Ne3 Bd8
  42. 42.Bxd8 Kxd8
  43. 43.Kg3 Nc7
  44. 44.f4 f6
  45. 45.f5 Ne7
  46. 46.Nc2 Nb5
  47. 47.Kf3 Kd7
  48. 48.Ke3 Ng8
  49. 49.Ng3 Nh6
  50. 50.Kf3 Ke7
  51. 51.Nh5 Kf7
  52. 52.Ng3 Ke7
  53. 53.Nf1 Kd7
  54. 54.Ng3 Ke7
  55. 55.Nh5

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