Arjun Erigaisi vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

chess.com SpeedChess 2023 · Center Game · 1-0 in 64 moves

The Game

White Arjun Erigaisi
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1-0
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 1.18
Date 2023.09.14
Opening Center Game (C22)
Moves 64
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5p2/8/8/P4k2/8/1K4Q1/8 b - - 0 64

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.d4 exd4
  3. 3.Qxd4 Nc6
  4. 4.Qe3 Nf6
  5. 5.Bd2 Bb4
  6. 6.c3 Ba5
  7. 7.c4 Bxd2+
  8. 8.Nxd2 O-O
  9. 9.O-O-O d6
  10. 10.f4 a6
  11. 11.h3 Re8
  12. 12.g4 b5
  13. 13.Ngf3 Bb7
  14. 14.g5 Nd7
  15. 15.Kb1 Nc5
  16. 16.cxb5 axb5
  17. 17.Bxb5 Qe7
  18. 18.Rhe1 Reb8
  19. 19.Bxc6 Bxc6
  20. 20.Nd4 Bd7
  21. 21.b3 Qe8
  22. 22.e5 Be6
  23. 23.Qc3 Qa4
  24. 24.Qb2 Nd3
  25. 25.Qa1 Bxh3
  26. 26.Re3 Nxf4
  27. 27.exd6 cxd6
  28. 28.Rf3 Ne6
  29. 29.Rxh3 Nxd4
  30. 30.Rdh1 Ne6
  31. 31.Rxh7 Kf8
  32. 32.Rh8+ Ke7
  33. 33.Rxb8 Rxb8
  34. 34.Qc3 Qg4
  35. 35.Re1 Kf8
  36. 36.Qd3 Kg8
  37. 37.Ne4 Qh4
  38. 38.Rd1 Nxg5
  39. 39.Nxg5 Qxg5
  40. 40.Qxd6 Re8
  41. 41.Qd5 Qe7
  42. 42.Qd7 Qe5
  43. 43.Qd3 g5
  44. 44.Qd5 Qf4
  45. 45.Qc4 Qf5+
  46. 46.Qc2 Qf6
  47. 47.Qb2 Re5
  48. 48.b4 g4
  49. 49.b5 Qf5+
  50. 50.Ka1 Qg5
  51. 51.b6 Rb5
  52. 52.Qd4 g3
  53. 53.a4 Rb3
  54. 54.Ka2 Rf3
  55. 55.b7 Rf2+
  56. 56.Ka1 Kh7
  57. 57.Rh1+ Kg6
  58. 58.b8=Q g2
  59. 59.Qg8+ Kf5
  60. 60.Qxg5+ Kxg5
  61. 61.Rg1 Rf1+
  62. 62.Kb2 Rxg1
  63. 63.Qxg1 Kf4
  64. 64.Qxg2

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