Vassily Ivanchuk vs Hikaru Nakamura

World Blitz 2016 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 0-1 in 70 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event World Blitz 2016
Site Doha QAT
Round 18.4
Date 2016.12.30
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D56)
Moves 70
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/1R3pk1/4n3/4Np2/4r3/4K3/8/8 w - - 2 71

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.d4 Be7
  5. 5.Bg5 h6
  6. 6.Bh4 O-O
  7. 7.e3 Ne4
  8. 8.Bxe7 Qxe7
  9. 9.Rc1 c6
  10. 10.Qc2 Nd7
  11. 11.Be2 Nxc3
  12. 12.Qxc3 dxc4
  13. 13.Qxc4 e5
  14. 14.O-O exd4
  15. 15.Nxd4 Nf6
  16. 16.Bf3 Re8
  17. 17.Rfd1 a5
  18. 18.a3 Bd7
  19. 19.Qc5 Qxc5
  20. 20.Rxc5 Bg4
  21. 21.Bxg4 Nxg4
  22. 22.Nf5 Nf6
  23. 23.Nd6 Red8
  24. 24.Rcc1 Rd7
  25. 25.Nc4 Re7
  26. 26.f3 b5
  27. 27.Nb6 Ra6
  28. 28.Rxc6 Rxe3
  29. 29.Nd5 Rxc6
  30. 30.Nxe3 g6
  31. 31.Rd8+ Kg7
  32. 32.Rb8 Rc5
  33. 33.b4 Rc3
  34. 34.Kf2 Rxa3
  35. 35.bxa5 Rxa5
  36. 36.Rb7 h5
  37. 37.h4 Ne8
  38. 38.g4 hxg4
  39. 39.Nxg4 Ra2+
  40. 40.Kf1 Nd6
  41. 41.Rd7 Nf5
  42. 42.Ne5 Kf6
  43. 43.f4 Nh6
  44. 44.Rb7 Rb2
  45. 45.Nd3 Rh2
  46. 46.Rb6+ Kg7
  47. 47.Rxb5 Nf5
  48. 48.Rb7 Rxh4
  49. 49.Kf2 Nd6
  50. 50.Rd7 Ne4+
  51. 51.Kf3 Nf6
  52. 52.Ra7 Rh3+
  53. 53.Ke2 Nd5
  54. 54.Rd7 Nf6
  55. 55.Ra7 Ng4
  56. 56.Rb7 Re3+
  57. 57.Kd2 Re8
  58. 58.Ra7 Kf6
  59. 59.Ra6+ Re6
  60. 60.Ra5 Re7
  61. 61.Rb5 Ra7
  62. 62.Ke2 Nh6
  63. 63.Ne5 Nf5
  64. 64.Rb6+ Kg7
  65. 65.Kf3 Ra3+
  66. 66.Kf2 Ra4
  67. 67.Kf3 Nd4+
  68. 68.Ke3 Ne6
  69. 69.f5 gxf5
  70. 70.Rb7 Re4+

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