Hikaru Nakamura vs Gata Kamsky

Titled Tue 5th Mar Early · 2024 · Irregular Opening · 1-0 in 49 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Gata Kamsky
Result 1-0
Event Titled Tue 5th Mar Early
Site chess.com INT
Round 9
Date 2024.03.05
Opening Irregular Opening (A00)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2B5/r3k1p1/1Rp5/2Pp2p1/1N1n4/7P/5P1K/8 b - - 0 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.h3 d5
  2. 2.d4 Bf5
  3. 3.c4 e6
  4. 4.Nc3 c6
  5. 5.Nf3 Nd7
  6. 6.Bf4 Qb6
  7. 7.Qc1 a5
  8. 8.a3 Ngf6
  9. 9.c5 Qa7
  10. 10.Nh4 Bg6
  11. 11.e3 Be7
  12. 12.Nxg6 hxg6
  13. 13.Bd3 O-O
  14. 14.O-O a4
  15. 15.Bc2 b5
  16. 16.Na2 Rfe8
  17. 17.Nb4 Qb7
  18. 18.Bd3 Bd8
  19. 19.Bd6 e5
  20. 20.Qc2 Re6
  21. 21.b3 axb3
  22. 22.Qxb3 Be7
  23. 23.Bxe7 Rxe7
  24. 24.a4 bxa4
  25. 25.Rxa4 exd4
  26. 26.exd4 Ree8
  27. 27.Ba6 Qc7
  28. 28.Qg3 Ra7
  29. 29.Qxc7 Rxc7
  30. 30.Bd3 Nf8
  31. 31.Ra6 Rec8
  32. 32.Rd1 Ne6
  33. 33.Be2 Kf8
  34. 34.Rd3 Ng8
  35. 35.Bg4 f5
  36. 36.Bd1 Ne7
  37. 37.Ba4 g5
  38. 38.Rd1 Kf7
  39. 39.Rd2 Kf6
  40. 40.Kh2 Kf7
  41. 41.Rb6 Kf6
  42. 42.Bd1 Ra7
  43. 43.Bf3 Kf7
  44. 44.g4 Kg6
  45. 45.gxf5+ Kxf5
  46. 46.Bg4+ Kf6
  47. 47.Re2 Nxd4
  48. 48.Rxe7 Kxe7
  49. 49.Bxc8

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