Hikaru Nakamura vs Levon Aronian

Chess.com Classic Winners · 2025 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 61 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Chess.com Classic Winners
Site chess.com INT
Round 1.3
Date 2025.05.20
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D30)
Moves 61
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Final Position

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

8/6pk/3K1p1p/4rP1P/R5P1/8/8/8 w - - 11 62

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.Bd3 O-O
  8. 8.O-O Re8
  9. 9.Qc2 Ba6
  10. 10.Bxa6 Nxa6
  11. 11.a3 c5
  12. 12.dxc5 bxc5
  13. 13.Rd1 Nc7
  14. 14.b3 Qe7
  15. 15.Bb2 Rad8
  16. 16.b4 cxb4
  17. 17.axb4 Bxb4
  18. 18.Rxa7 Qc5
  19. 19.Rb7 Ne4
  20. 20.Rc1 Bxc3
  21. 21.Bxc3 Nxc3
  22. 22.Qxc3 Qxc3
  23. 23.Rxc3 Ne6
  24. 24.g3 d4
  25. 25.exd4 Nxd4
  26. 26.Kg2 Nxf3
  27. 27.Rxf3 Rf8
  28. 28.h4 h6
  29. 29.Rc3 Rc8
  30. 30.Rcb3 f6
  31. 31.R7b5 Rf7
  32. 32.h5 Kh7
  33. 33.g4 Re7
  34. 34.f3 Rd8
  35. 35.Kg3 Rc8
  36. 36.Ra5 Rce8
  37. 37.Rba3 Rf7
  38. 38.Kf4 Rfe7
  39. 39.R3a4 Rf7
  40. 40.Ra1 Rfe7
  41. 41.R1a3 Rf7
  42. 42.Kf5 Rfe7
  43. 43.f4 Rf7
  44. 44.Ra2 Rfe7
  45. 45.R2a4 Rf7
  46. 46.Ra6 Rfe7
  47. 47.R4a5 Rd7
  48. 48.Ra7 Rde7
  49. 49.Rxe7 Rxe7
  50. 50.Ra6 Rb7
  51. 51.Ra4 Rb5+
  52. 52.Ke6 Rb6+
  53. 53.Kd5 Rb5+
  54. 54.Kc6 Rb2
  55. 55.Kd7 Rg2
  56. 56.f5 Re2
  57. 57.Kd6 Re5
  58. 58.Rb4 Re1
  59. 59.Ra4 Re5
  60. 60.Rb4 Re1
  61. 61.Ra4 Re5

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