Hikaru Nakamura vs Boris Gelfand

Tashkent FIDE GP 2014 · Sicilian, Moscow Variation · 1-0 in 97 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event Tashkent FIDE GP 2014
Site Tashkent UZB
Round 5.5
Date 2014.10.26
Opening Sicilian, Moscow Variation (B52)
Moves 97
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7k/4P3/7N/7K/5RP1/5n2/4r3/8 b - - 0 97

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.Bb5+ Bd7
  4. 4.Bxd7+ Qxd7
  5. 5.O-O Nf6
  6. 6.e5 dxe5
  7. 7.Nxe5 Qc8
  8. 8.Qf3 e6
  9. 9.b3 Be7
  10. 10.Bb2 Nbd7
  11. 11.Nc4 O-O
  12. 12.Nc3 Qc7
  13. 13.a4 Rad8
  14. 14.Rfe1 a6
  15. 15.a5 Nb8
  16. 16.Na4 Nc6
  17. 17.Qg3 Qxg3
  18. 18.hxg3 Nd5
  19. 19.c3 Rc8
  20. 20.Ba3 Na7
  21. 21.Ne3 Nxe3
  22. 22.dxe3 Rc7
  23. 23.Red1 Nb5
  24. 24.Bb2 c4
  25. 25.bxc4 Nd6
  26. 26.Nb6 Ne4
  27. 27.Ba3 Nxc3
  28. 28.Bxe7 Rxe7
  29. 29.Rd3 Ne4
  30. 30.Nd7 Rc8
  31. 31.f3 Nf6
  32. 32.Nb6 Rc5
  33. 33.Rd8+ Re8
  34. 34.Rxe8+ Nxe8
  35. 35.Rd1 Rxa5
  36. 36.Rd8 Kf8
  37. 37.Rb8 Ra2
  38. 38.c5 Rc2
  39. 39.e4 f6
  40. 40.Rxb7 Kg8
  41. 41.Re7 Kf8
  42. 42.Rxe6 Nc7
  43. 43.Rc6 Nb5
  44. 44.Nd5 Nd4
  45. 45.Rxa6 Rxc5
  46. 46.Ra8+ Kf7
  47. 47.Ra7+ Kf8
  48. 48.Nf4 Rc6
  49. 49.Ra8+ Kf7
  50. 50.Rh8 h6
  51. 51.Rb8 Rc7
  52. 52.Rb6 Ra7
  53. 53.Rd6 Nb5
  54. 54.Rd5 Rb7
  55. 55.Kh2 Na7
  56. 56.Rd6 Nc8
  57. 57.Rc6 Ne7
  58. 58.Ra6 Ng6
  59. 59.Nh5 Ne7
  60. 60.Nf4 Ng6
  61. 61.Nd5 Ne7
  62. 62.Ne3 Rc7
  63. 63.g4 Rc3
  64. 64.Nf1 Rc7
  65. 65.Ra3 Rb7
  66. 66.Ne3 Rd7
  67. 67.Kg3 Rc7
  68. 68.Ra5 Rc3
  69. 69.Kf2 Rc7
  70. 70.Rb5 Ng6
  71. 71.Nd5 Ra7
  72. 72.Rc5 Ra2+
  73. 73.Kg3 Kg8
  74. 74.Rc7 Ra3
  75. 75.Rb7 Ra2
  76. 76.Rc7 Ra3
  77. 77.Rd7 Ra2
  78. 78.Ne3 Ne5
  79. 79.Rb7 Ra3
  80. 80.Nf5 Nf7
  81. 81.Kh2 Ra2
  82. 82.Re7 Ra8
  83. 83.f4 Kf8
  84. 84.Rc7 g6
  85. 85.Nh4 g5
  86. 86.Nf5 gxf4
  87. 87.Rc6 Ng5
  88. 88.Rxf6+ Kg8
  89. 89.e5 Ra2
  90. 90.e6 Nf3+
  91. 91.Kh3 Ng1+
  92. 92.Kh4 Rxg2
  93. 93.Kh5 Nf3
  94. 94.Nxh6+ Kh7
  95. 95.Rf7+ Kh8
  96. 96.e7 Re2
  97. 97.Rxf4

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