Gukesh Dommaraju vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

World Blitz 2025 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 98 moves

The Game

White Gukesh Dommaraju
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Blitz 2025
Site Doha QAT
Round 15.9
Date 2025.12.30
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B91)
Moves 98
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Final Position

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

8/8/1Q4pk/P4p1p/8/7B/3q1K2/8 w - - 78 99

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.g3 e5
  7. 7.Nf3 Be7
  8. 8.a4 O-O
  9. 9.Bg2 Nc6
  10. 10.O-O Nb4
  11. 11.Qe2 h6
  12. 12.Rd1 Qc7
  13. 13.h3 Be6
  14. 14.Be3 d5
  15. 15.exd5 Nbxd5
  16. 16.Nxd5 Nxd5
  17. 17.c3 Rad8
  18. 18.Bd2 Bf6
  19. 19.a5 Rfe8
  20. 20.Nh2 e4
  21. 21.Nf1 Bd7
  22. 22.c4 Ne7
  23. 23.Bf4 Qc8
  24. 24.Kh2 Nc6
  25. 25.Ne3 Nd4
  26. 26.Qh5 Ne6
  27. 27.Nd5 Bxb2
  28. 28.Rab1 Nxf4
  29. 29.gxf4 Ba3
  30. 30.Rb3 Bf8
  31. 31.Rg3 Qc6
  32. 32.Qh4 Kh8
  33. 33.Nb6 Be7
  34. 34.Qh5 Be6
  35. 35.f5 Qc5
  36. 36.Qg4 Bf6
  37. 37.Rxd8 Rxd8
  38. 38.fxe6 Qxf2
  39. 39.e7 Re8
  40. 40.Nd7 Rxe7
  41. 41.Nxf6 Qxf6
  42. 42.Bxe4 g6
  43. 43.Bg2 Kg7
  44. 44.Rf3 Qb2
  45. 45.Qf4 h5
  46. 46.h4 f5
  47. 47.Rd3 Kh7
  48. 48.Rd6 Qg7
  49. 49.Rb6 Qf7
  50. 50.c5 Rd7
  51. 51.Qf3 Qe7
  52. 52.Kh3 Qxc5
  53. 53.Rxb7 Rxb7
  54. 54.Qxb7+ Kh6
  55. 55.Qxa6 Qe3+
  56. 56.Kh2 Qf4+
  57. 57.Kg1 Qd4+
  58. 58.Kf1 Qf4+
  59. 59.Ke2 Qxh4
  60. 60.Qb6 Qc4+
  61. 61.Kf2 Qc2+
  62. 62.Kg1 Qc1+
  63. 63.Bf1 Qg5+
  64. 64.Kf2 Qf4+
  65. 65.Ke1 Qc1+
  66. 66.Ke2 Qc4+
  67. 67.Kf2 Qf4+
  68. 68.Kg1 Qg3+
  69. 69.Kh1 Qh4+
  70. 70.Kg2 Qg4+
  71. 71.Kh1 Qh4+
  72. 72.Kg1 Qg3+
  73. 73.Bg2 Qe1+
  74. 74.Kh2 Qh4+
  75. 75.Bh3 Qf4+
  76. 76.Kg2 Qd2+
  77. 77.Kg1 Qc1+
  78. 78.Bf1 Qg5+
  79. 79.Bg2 Qc1+
  80. 80.Kh2 Qf4+
  81. 81.Kh1 Qh4+
  82. 82.Kg1 Qe1+
  83. 83.Bf1 Qg3+
  84. 84.Kh1 Qh4+
  85. 85.Kg2 Qg4+
  86. 86.Kf2 Qf4+
  87. 87.Kg1 Qg3+
  88. 88.Bg2 Qe1+
  89. 89.Kh2 Qh4+
  90. 90.Bh3 Qf4+
  91. 91.Kh1 Qc1+
  92. 92.Kg2 Qd2+
  93. 93.Kf3 Qd1+
  94. 94.Kf2 Qd2+
  95. 95.Kf3 Qd1+
  96. 96.Kg2 Qd2+
  97. 97.Kg1 Qc1+
  98. 98.Kf2 Qd2+

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