Hikaru Nakamura vs Michael Adams

FIDE World Rapid Team · 2025 · English Opening · 1-0 in 45 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Michael Adams
Result 1-0
Event FIDE World Rapid Team
Site London ENG
Round 5.3
Date 2025.06.12
Opening English Opening (A20)
Moves 45
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

Q7/5pk1/1p3Np1/1qp3Pp/8/4P3/6PK/8 b - - 1 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.a3 Nf6
  3. 3.d3 g6
  4. 4.Nf3 d6
  5. 5.b4 Bg7
  6. 6.Bb2 O-O
  7. 7.e3 a5
  8. 8.Nbd2 axb4
  9. 9.axb4 Rxa1
  10. 10.Qxa1 Na6
  11. 11.Bc3 Qe7
  12. 12.Be2 c5
  13. 13.b5 Nc7
  14. 14.O-O b6
  15. 15.Qb2 Bb7
  16. 16.Ra1 Ne6
  17. 17.Ne1 Ra8
  18. 18.Bf3 Bxf3
  19. 19.Nexf3 Qb7
  20. 20.Ne1 Nd7
  21. 21.Ne4 d5
  22. 22.Nd6 Qb8
  23. 23.Rxa8 Qxa8
  24. 24.cxd5 Qxd5
  25. 25.Nc4 e4
  26. 26.Bxg7 Nxg7
  27. 27.Qc2 exd3
  28. 28.Nxd3 Ne6
  29. 29.f3 h5
  30. 30.h4 Qa8
  31. 31.Nf2 Qa1+
  32. 32.Kh2 Qf6
  33. 33.Qe4 Qc3
  34. 34.Qd5 Kg7
  35. 35.Ne4 Qe1
  36. 36.Ng3 Qc3
  37. 37.Nd6 Ne5
  38. 38.Nge4 Qb2
  39. 39.Ng5 Nxg5
  40. 40.hxg5 Kg8
  41. 41.Qa8+ Kh7
  42. 42.Ne4 Kg7
  43. 43.Nf6 Nxf3+
  44. 44.Qxf3 Qxb5
  45. 45.Qa8

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