Arjun Erigaisi vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

chess.com SpeedChess 2023 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 71 moves

The Game

White Arjun Erigaisi
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 1.22
Date 2023.09.14
Opening English Opening (A15)
Moves 71
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Final Position

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

K7/8/8/8/8/8/6k1/8 b - - 0 71

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.e3 Be7
  5. 5.b3 O-O
  6. 6.Bb2 b6
  7. 7.Qc2 dxc4
  8. 8.bxc4 Bb7
  9. 9.Be2 c5
  10. 10.O-O Nc6
  11. 11.Rad1 Qc7
  12. 12.Nb5 Qb8
  13. 13.Ng5 Ne5
  14. 14.f4 Ng6
  15. 15.Bf3 a6
  16. 16.Nc3 b5
  17. 17.Nce4 Nxe4
  18. 18.Bxe4 Bxg5
  19. 19.fxg5 Bxe4
  20. 20.Qxe4 bxc4
  21. 21.Bc3 Qd8
  22. 22.h4 Qd5
  23. 23.Qg4 Ne7
  24. 24.h5 Nc6
  25. 25.h6 g6
  26. 26.Qf4 f5
  27. 27.gxf6 Rf7
  28. 28.Rb1 Raf8
  29. 29.e4 Qd3
  30. 30.e5 Nd4
  31. 31.Bxd4 cxd4
  32. 32.Rbc1 Rd8
  33. 33.Rf3 Qe2
  34. 34.Rf2 Qd3
  35. 35.Qf3 Qxf3
  36. 36.Rxf3 Rc7
  37. 37.Ra3 Rd5
  38. 38.Rxa6 Rxe5
  39. 39.Ra4 Rec5
  40. 40.Kf2 Kf7
  41. 41.Kf3 Kxf6
  42. 42.Ke4 e5
  43. 43.Ra6+ Kg5
  44. 44.Re6 c3
  45. 45.dxc3 dxc3
  46. 46.Rxe5+ Rxe5+
  47. 47.Kxe5 Kxh6
  48. 48.Kd4 Ra7
  49. 49.Rc2 Kg5
  50. 50.Kxc3 Kf4
  51. 51.Kb4 Rb7+
  52. 52.Ka5 Kg3
  53. 53.a4 g5
  54. 54.Ka6 Rb3
  55. 55.a5 g4
  56. 56.Ka7 h5
  57. 57.a6 h4
  58. 58.Ka8 Rb4
  59. 59.a7 Kh2
  60. 60.Rd2 g3
  61. 61.Rc2 Rf4
  62. 62.Rd2 Rf2
  63. 63.Rd4 Rf8+
  64. 64.Kb7 Rf7+
  65. 65.Kb8 Rf8+
  66. 66.Kb7 h3
  67. 67.gxh3 g2
  68. 68.Rg4 Kxh3
  69. 69.Rxg2 Kxg2
  70. 70.a8=Q Rxa8
  71. 71.Kxa8

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