Hikaru Nakamura vs Jan-Krzysztof Duda

Champions Showdown Rapid · 2019 · Four Knights Game · 1-0 in 52 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Jan-Krzysztof Duda
Result 1-0
Event Champions Showdown Rapid
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 2.2
Date 2019.02.20
Opening Four Knights Game (C47)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/3k1p2/8/3Q4/6PK/r4P2/p7/8 b - - 8 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nc6
  4. 4.d4 exd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 Bb4
  6. 6.Nxc6 bxc6
  7. 7.Bd3 d5
  8. 8.exd5 O-O
  9. 9.O-O Bg4
  10. 10.f3 Bh5
  11. 11.dxc6 Qd4+
  12. 12.Kh1 Bxc3
  13. 13.bxc3 Qxc3
  14. 14.Rb1 Bg6
  15. 15.Rb3 Qxc6
  16. 16.Bb2 Rad8
  17. 17.Qa1 Bxd3
  18. 18.cxd3 Rfe8
  19. 19.Rc1 Qe6
  20. 20.Bxf6 Qxf6
  21. 21.Qxf6 gxf6
  22. 22.h3 Rd7
  23. 23.Rc2 Re5
  24. 24.Kg1 Red5
  25. 25.Rcc3 Kg7
  26. 26.Kf2 c5
  27. 27.Ra3 f5
  28. 28.Ra4 Rxd3
  29. 29.Rxc5 Rd2+
  30. 30.Kg3 f4+
  31. 31.Rxf4 Rxa2
  32. 32.Rg4+ Kf8
  33. 33.Rc8+ Ke7
  34. 34.Rh8 a5
  35. 35.Rxh7 Ra7
  36. 36.Rf4 Kf8
  37. 37.h4 a4
  38. 38.h5 Kg8
  39. 39.Rh6 a3
  40. 40.Rg4+ Kf8
  41. 41.Rh8+ Ke7
  42. 42.h6 Ra1
  43. 43.h7 Rh1
  44. 44.Rh4 Rxh4
  45. 45.Kxh4 Ra4+
  46. 46.g4 a2
  47. 47.Re8+ Kxe8
  48. 48.h8=Q+ Kd7
  49. 49.Qa1 Ra3
  50. 50.Qd4+ Ke8
  51. 51.Qe5+ Kd7
  52. 52.Qd5+

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