Arjun Erigaisi vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

chess.com SpeedChess 2023 · English Opening · 1-0 in 40 moves

The Game

White Arjun Erigaisi
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1-0
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 1.26
Date 2023.09.14
Opening English Opening (A13)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5qk1/2R2p2/4p1p1/7p/3P3P/4P1P1/5P1K/1Q6 b - - 0 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 e6
  2. 2.c4 d5
  3. 3.g3 dxc4
  4. 4.Bg2 Bd7
  5. 5.Ne5 Nc6
  6. 6.Nxd7 Qxd7
  7. 7.Qa4 Nf6
  8. 8.Qxc4 Be7
  9. 9.Bxc6 bxc6
  10. 10.d3 O-O
  11. 11.O-O a5
  12. 12.a3 Nd5
  13. 13.Nc3 Nxc3
  14. 14.Qxc3 Rfb8
  15. 15.Qc2 Bf6
  16. 16.Rb1 a4
  17. 17.Bd2 Rb3
  18. 18.Rfc1 Ra6
  19. 19.Qc4 Qc8
  20. 20.Bc3 Bxc3
  21. 21.Rxc3 Rb5
  22. 22.Rc2 Qb7
  23. 23.d4 h5
  24. 24.h4 g6
  25. 25.Qd3 Raa5
  26. 26.Qf3 Rb6
  27. 27.Rbc1 Rd5
  28. 28.e3 Rd6
  29. 29.Qe2 Rb3
  30. 30.Rd2 Rd5
  31. 31.Rc4 Rdb5
  32. 32.Rxa4 Rxb2
  33. 33.Rxb2 Rxb2
  34. 34.Qf3 Kg7
  35. 35.Rc4 Rb1+
  36. 36.Kh2 Qb3
  37. 37.Rxc6 Qxa3
  38. 38.Rxc7 Qf8
  39. 39.Qe4 Kg8
  40. 40.Qxb1

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