Hikaru Nakamura vs Boris Gelfand

World Blitz 2024 · Sicilian, Rossolimo · 1/2-1/2 in 74 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Blitz 2024
Site New York USA
Round 6.12
Date 2024.12.30
Opening Sicilian, Rossolimo (B30)
Moves 74
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/5kp1/2RK4/2p2PPp/8/8/8/3r4 w - - 23 75

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 e6
  4. 4.O-O Nge7
  5. 5.Re1 Nd4
  6. 6.Bf1 Nec6
  7. 7.d3 Be7
  8. 8.Nfd2 Ne5
  9. 9.c3 Ndc6
  10. 10.f4 Ng6
  11. 11.g3 O-O
  12. 12.Qh5 f6
  13. 13.Bg2 b6
  14. 14.Nf3 d5
  15. 15.exd5 Qxd5
  16. 16.Qxd5 exd5
  17. 17.Nh4 Rd8
  18. 18.Nxg6 hxg6
  19. 19.c4 Kf8
  20. 20.Nc3 Nb4
  21. 21.Nxd5 Nxd5
  22. 22.Bxd5 Rb8
  23. 23.Kf2 Bb7
  24. 24.Bxb7 Rxb7
  25. 25.Rd1 Rbd7
  26. 26.Ke2 f5
  27. 27.Be3 Bf6
  28. 28.Kf3 Bxb2
  29. 29.Rab1 Bd4
  30. 30.Rb3 Bxe3
  31. 31.Kxe3 Re8+
  32. 32.Kf2 Kf7
  33. 33.a4 Red8
  34. 34.Ra3 Rd4
  35. 35.Ke2 Re8+
  36. 36.Kf3 Red8
  37. 37.Ke3 Re8+
  38. 38.Kd2 Kf6
  39. 39.h4 Rd6
  40. 40.a5 Re4
  41. 41.axb6 axb6
  42. 42.Rc3 Re8
  43. 43.Rb1 Re4
  44. 44.Rcb3 Ree6
  45. 45.Ra3 Re4
  46. 46.Ra6 Ree6
  47. 47.Rb3 Kf7
  48. 48.Ra7+ Re7
  49. 49.Ra8 Re8
  50. 50.Ra6 Ree6
  51. 51.Rb1 Kf6
  52. 52.Ra7 Re7
  53. 53.Ra8 Re4
  54. 54.Rxb6 Rxb6
  55. 55.dxe4 fxe4
  56. 56.Ke3 Rb4
  57. 57.g4 Rxc4
  58. 58.Ra6+ Kf7
  59. 59.Rc6 Rc1
  60. 60.Kxe4 Rh1
  61. 61.h5 gxh5
  62. 62.g5 Rd1
  63. 63.f5 Re1+
  64. 64.Kf4 Rf1+
  65. 65.Ke4 Re1+
  66. 66.Kd5 Rd1+
  67. 67.Kc4 Rc1+
  68. 68.Kd3 Rd1+
  69. 69.Ke3 Re1+
  70. 70.Kf3 Rf1+
  71. 71.Ke4 Re1+
  72. 72.Kd5 Rd1+
  73. 73.Ke5 Re1+
  74. 74.Kd6 Rd1+

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