Hikaru Nakamura vs Jan-Krzysztof Duda

Champions Showdown Blitz · 2019 · Slav Defense · 1-0 in 40 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Jan-Krzysztof Duda
Result 1-0
Event Champions Showdown Blitz
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 18.2
Date 2019.02.24
Opening Slav Defense (D11)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

B5k1/5pp1/4b2p/8/P2B1n2/2P2P2/6PP/6K1 b - - 0 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.d4 Nf6
  3. 3.c4 c6
  4. 4.e3 e6
  5. 5.Bd3 Nbd7
  6. 6.O-O Bd6
  7. 7.Nc3 dxc4
  8. 8.Bxc4 b5
  9. 9.Bb3 O-O
  10. 10.e4 b4
  11. 11.e5 bxc3
  12. 12.exd6 Ba6
  13. 13.Re1 Qb8
  14. 14.bxc3 Qxd6
  15. 15.a4 c5
  16. 16.Ba3 Rac8
  17. 17.Ne5 Qc7
  18. 18.Nxd7 Nxd7
  19. 19.d5 exd5
  20. 20.Qxd5 Nf6
  21. 21.Qf5 Rfd8
  22. 22.Re3 Rb8
  23. 23.Bc2 Rd5
  24. 24.Qf3 Bb7
  25. 25.Qe2 Rbd8
  26. 26.Re1 Qc6
  27. 27.Qb5 h6
  28. 28.Re7 R5d7
  29. 29.f3 Rxe7
  30. 30.Rxe7 Ba8
  31. 31.Qxc6 Bxc6
  32. 32.Rc7 Bd7
  33. 33.Bxc5 Be6
  34. 34.Bd4 a6
  35. 35.Rc6 a5
  36. 36.Ra6 Nd5
  37. 37.Rxa5 Rc8
  38. 38.Be4 Nf4
  39. 39.Ra8 Rxa8
  40. 40.Bxa8

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