Hikaru Nakamura vs Vassily Ivanchuk

54th Reggio Emilia · 2011 · English Opening · 1-0 in 57 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1-0
Event 54th Reggio Emilia
Site Reggio Emilia ITA
Round 5
Date 2011.12.31
Opening English Opening (A22)
Moves 57
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3R4/6k1/6p1/p1Q5/q3p3/5p2/P7/2K5 b - - 3 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 e5
  3. 3.g3 Bb4
  4. 4.Nf3 Bxc3
  5. 5.bxc3 d6
  6. 6.Bg2 O-O
  7. 7.O-O Re8
  8. 8.Ne1 c6
  9. 9.d3 h6
  10. 10.Rb1 d5
  11. 11.Qb3 b6
  12. 12.cxd5 cxd5
  13. 13.Nc2 Nc6
  14. 14.h3 Bb7
  15. 15.Nb4 Na5
  16. 16.Qb2 d4
  17. 17.c4 Rc8
  18. 18.Bxb7 Nxb7
  19. 19.e4 dxe3
  20. 20.Bxe3 Qd7
  21. 21.Kh2 Nd6
  22. 22.Rbc1 Nf5
  23. 23.Rfd1 h5
  24. 24.Qe2 h4
  25. 25.Nc2 b5
  26. 26.Qf3 bxc4
  27. 27.dxc4 hxg3+
  28. 28.fxg3 Qe6
  29. 29.c5 Red8
  30. 30.Bf2 e4
  31. 31.Qb3 Qe5
  32. 32.Ne3 Rxd1
  33. 33.Qxd1 Rxc5
  34. 34.Nc4 Qc7
  35. 35.Bxc5 Qxg3+
  36. 36.Kh1 Qxh3+
  37. 37.Kg1 Qg3+
  38. 38.Kf1 Ng4
  39. 39.Qd8+ Kh7
  40. 40.Qd5 Qf3+
  41. 41.Ke1 Ng3
  42. 42.Rc2 f5
  43. 43.Kd2 Nf6
  44. 44.Qd8 Ne2
  45. 45.Ke1 f4
  46. 46.Rxe2 Qc3+
  47. 47.Kd1 Qxc4
  48. 48.Qd4 Qb5
  49. 49.Rh2+ Kg6
  50. 50.Kc2 a5
  51. 51.Be7 Qc6+
  52. 52.Qc5 Qa4+
  53. 53.Kc1 f3
  54. 54.Bxf6 Kxf6
  55. 55.Rd2 g6
  56. 56.Rd6+ Kg7
  57. 57.Rd8

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