Hikaru Nakamura vs Vassily Ivanchuk

5th Kings Tournament · 2011 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 49 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 5th Kings Tournament
Site Medias ROU
Round 4
Date 2011.06.14
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E40)
Moves 49
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Final Position

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

3r4/8/8/8/4R3/6k1/4K3/8 b - - 0 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.e3 Nc6
  5. 5.Bd3 e5
  6. 6.Ne2 d5
  7. 7.cxd5 Nxd5
  8. 8.e4 Nb6
  9. 9.d5 Ne7
  10. 10.O-O O-O
  11. 11.Bg5 Kh8
  12. 12.a3 Bd6
  13. 13.Nb5 h6
  14. 14.Be3 c6
  15. 15.dxc6 Nxc6
  16. 16.Nxd6 Qxd6
  17. 17.Qc2 Rd8
  18. 18.Rad1 Be6
  19. 19.Bb5 Qe7
  20. 20.Qc3 f6
  21. 21.Bxc6 bxc6
  22. 22.Bxb6 axb6
  23. 23.Qxc6 Rdc8
  24. 24.Qd6 Qxd6
  25. 25.Rxd6 Bc4
  26. 26.Rd2 b5
  27. 27.f3 b4
  28. 28.axb4 Bxe2
  29. 29.Rxe2 Rab8
  30. 30.b3 Rxb4
  31. 31.Rb1 h5
  32. 32.Kf2 h4
  33. 33.Rbb2 Kh7
  34. 34.Re3 Kg6
  35. 35.Rd3 Kg5
  36. 36.Ke3 g6
  37. 37.Ra2 Rcb8
  38. 38.Ra3 f5
  39. 39.exf5 gxf5
  40. 40.Kd2 Kf4
  41. 41.Kc3 R4b7
  42. 42.Ra4+ e4
  43. 43.fxe4 Rxb3+
  44. 44.Kc4 Rxd3
  45. 45.Kxd3 Rd8+
  46. 46.Ke2 fxe4
  47. 47.g3+ hxg3
  48. 48.hxg3+ Kxg3
  49. 49.Rxe4

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