Hikaru Nakamura vs Levon Aronian

Chess.com Classic Winners · 2025 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 50 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Chess.com Classic Winners
Site chess.com INT
Round 1.1
Date 2025.05.20
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D30)
Moves 50
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Final Position

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

8/5k2/6R1/5Pp1/6P1/p4K2/r7/8 w - - 0 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 b6
  5. 5.Nc3 Bd6
  6. 6.cxd5 exd5
  7. 7.Bb5+ c6
  8. 8.Bd3 O-O
  9. 9.Qc2 Re8
  10. 10.O-O Ba6
  11. 11.Bxa6 Nxa6
  12. 12.Qa4 Qc8
  13. 13.Bd2 Qb7
  14. 14.Rac1 Rad8
  15. 15.Rfd1 h6
  16. 16.a3 Nc7
  17. 17.Ne2 c5
  18. 18.dxc5 bxc5
  19. 19.Qc2 d4
  20. 20.Ng3 Ne6
  21. 21.Nf5 Bf8
  22. 22.exd4 cxd4
  23. 23.b4 Rd5
  24. 24.Ng3 Bd6
  25. 25.Qc6 Qxc6
  26. 26.Rxc6 Bxg3
  27. 27.hxg3 Ne4
  28. 28.Be1 d3
  29. 29.Bd2 Nxd2
  30. 30.Rxd2 Nd4
  31. 31.Rc5 Nxf3+
  32. 32.gxf3 Rxc5
  33. 33.bxc5 Rc8
  34. 34.Rxd3 Rxc5
  35. 35.Rd8+ Kh7
  36. 36.Rd7 Ra5
  37. 37.Rxf7 Rxa3
  38. 38.f4 a5
  39. 39.f5 Kg8
  40. 40.Ra7 a4
  41. 41.Kg2 h5
  42. 42.f3 Ra1
  43. 43.Kh3 Rh1+
  44. 44.Kg2 Ra1
  45. 45.Kf2 Ra3
  46. 46.g4 hxg4
  47. 47.fxg4 g5
  48. 48.Ra6 Kf7
  49. 49.Rg6 Ra2+
  50. 50.Kf3 a3

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