Shakhriyar Mamedyarov vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

GCT Blitz Croatia 2021 · Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin · 1-0 in 42 moves

The Game

White Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1-0
Event GCT Blitz Croatia 2021
Site Zagreb CRO
Round 2.4
Date 2021.07.10
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin (D38)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/p3k3/bp6/5P2/5PBP/P3K1P1/1P6/6n1 b - - 0 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Bb4
  5. 5.Qa4+ Nc6
  6. 6.e3 O-O
  7. 7.Qc2 b6
  8. 8.Bd2 Bb7
  9. 9.a3 Bd6
  10. 10.Bd3 dxc4
  11. 11.Bxc4 e5
  12. 12.O-O-O Qe7
  13. 13.d5 Na5
  14. 14.Ba2 c6
  15. 15.dxc6 Nxc6
  16. 16.Ng5 e4
  17. 17.Ngxe4 Nxe4
  18. 18.Qxe4 Be5
  19. 19.Kb1 Rad8
  20. 20.Nd5 Qe8
  21. 21.Bc3 Bxc3
  22. 22.Qxe8 Rfxe8
  23. 23.Nxc3 Ne5
  24. 24.Rxd8 Rxd8
  25. 25.f3 g5
  26. 26.Rd1 Rxd1+
  27. 27.Nxd1 g4
  28. 28.f4 Nd3
  29. 29.g3 Ne1
  30. 30.Nf2 h5
  31. 31.Kc1 Kg7
  32. 32.Kd1 Nf3
  33. 33.h4 Nh2
  34. 34.Bc4 Kf6
  35. 35.e4 Nf3
  36. 36.Ke2 Ke7
  37. 37.Ke3 f6
  38. 38.Be2 Ng1
  39. 39.Bd1 Ba6
  40. 40.Nxg4 hxg4
  41. 41.Bxg4 f5
  42. 42.exf5

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