Hikaru Nakamura vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

FIDE World Cup 2015 · Sicilian, Moscow Variation · 1-0 in 72 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1-0
Event FIDE World Cup 2015
Site Baku AZE
Round 3.8
Date 2015.09.19
Opening Sicilian, Moscow Variation (B51)
Moves 72
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/3R2K1/1rn2P2/6P1/p7/5k2/7B/8 b - - 2 72

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.Bb5+ Nd7
  4. 4.O-O a6
  5. 5.Bd3 Ngf6
  6. 6.c3 b5
  7. 7.Bc2 Bb7
  8. 8.Re1 Rc8
  9. 9.a4 b4
  10. 10.a5 e6
  11. 11.d3 bxc3
  12. 12.bxc3 Be7
  13. 13.h3 O-O
  14. 14.Bf4 Bc6
  15. 15.Nbd2 Bb5
  16. 16.Bh2 Re8
  17. 17.Bb3 Bxd3
  18. 18.c4 d5
  19. 19.cxd5 exd5
  20. 20.e5 c4
  21. 21.Bc2 Ne4
  22. 22.Bxd3 cxd3
  23. 23.Nxe4 dxe4
  24. 24.Rxe4 Nc5
  25. 25.Rd4 Qc7
  26. 26.e6 Qb7
  27. 27.Rb1 Qa8
  28. 28.exf7+ Kxf7
  29. 29.Ne5+ Kg8
  30. 30.Rxd3 Bf6
  31. 31.Re3 Rcd8
  32. 32.Qe2 Qd5
  33. 33.Ng4 Rxe3
  34. 34.Nxf6+ gxf6
  35. 35.Qxe3 Qd1+
  36. 36.Qe1 Qxe1+
  37. 37.Rxe1 Kf7
  38. 38.Bc7 Rd5
  39. 39.Rb1 Ne6
  40. 40.Bb6 Nc5
  41. 41.Kf1 Nb7
  42. 42.Ra1 h5
  43. 43.g3 Kg6
  44. 44.Kg2 Rb5
  45. 45.Ra4 Kf7
  46. 46.Kf3 Rb3+
  47. 47.Kg2 Rb5
  48. 48.g4 hxg4
  49. 49.hxg4 Kg7
  50. 50.f4 Kf7
  51. 51.f5 Rd5
  52. 52.Kg3 Kg7
  53. 53.Kh4 Nd6
  54. 54.Rb4 Nb7
  55. 55.Rc4 Nxa5
  56. 56.Rc7+ Kg8
  57. 57.Kh5 Nb3
  58. 58.Kg6 Kf8
  59. 59.Rc3 Rb5
  60. 60.Be3 Ke7
  61. 61.Rc6 Re5
  62. 62.Rc3 Rb5
  63. 63.Rc7+ Kd6
  64. 64.Bf4+ Kd5
  65. 65.Kxf6 a5
  66. 66.Ra7 Nd4
  67. 67.Kg6 Ke4
  68. 68.Bh2 Kf3
  69. 69.Rd7 Nc6
  70. 70.g5 a4
  71. 71.f6 Rb6
  72. 72.Kg7

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