Hikaru Nakamura vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

Saint Louis Rapid 2017 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 89 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1-0
Event Saint Louis Rapid 2017
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 9.2
Date 2017.08.16
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B92)
Moves 89
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

R7/4k3/3n2K1/7P/8/8/8/8 b - - 0 89

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Be2 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be7
  8. 8.Be3 Be6
  9. 9.Bf3 O-O
  10. 10.O-O Nbd7
  11. 11.a4 Rc8
  12. 12.a5 Re8
  13. 13.Qd2 Rc4
  14. 14.Rfd1 Bf8
  15. 15.Qd3 Rb4
  16. 16.Qd2 Rc4
  17. 17.Qe1 Qc7
  18. 18.Be2 Rc6
  19. 19.f3 Rc8
  20. 20.Bf1 Bc4
  21. 21.Bxc4 Rxc4
  22. 22.Nc1 d5
  23. 23.exd5 Bb4
  24. 24.N1e2 Bxa5
  25. 25.Qf2 Bb4
  26. 26.Kh1 Bf8
  27. 27.Ng3 b5
  28. 28.Rxa6 b4
  29. 29.Nce4 Rxc2
  30. 30.Qf1 Rxb2
  31. 31.Rc6 Qb7
  32. 32.Qc4 Nxd5
  33. 33.Rxc8 Nxe3
  34. 34.Nd6 Nxc4
  35. 35.Nxb7 Ne3
  36. 36.Rg1 f5
  37. 37.h4 g6
  38. 38.Rd8 Nf6
  39. 39.Nc5 Kf7
  40. 40.Nd3 Be7
  41. 41.Ra8 Rd2
  42. 42.Nxe5+ Ke6
  43. 43.f4 b3
  44. 44.Nf3 Nfg4
  45. 45.Ne4 Rb2
  46. 46.Ned2 Bb4
  47. 47.Rb1 Rxb1+
  48. 48.Nxb1 Nf1
  49. 49.g3 Kd5
  50. 50.Rd8+ Kc5
  51. 51.Rc8+ Kd5
  52. 52.Rd8+ Ke4
  53. 53.Nfd2+ Nxd2
  54. 54.Nxd2+ Bxd2
  55. 55.Rxd2 Kf3
  56. 56.Rd3+ Kf2
  57. 57.Rxb3 h5
  58. 58.Rb6 Kxg3
  59. 59.Rxg6 Kxf4
  60. 60.Kg2 Ne5
  61. 61.Rg3 Ng4
  62. 62.Rf3+ Ke5
  63. 63.Ra3 Ke4
  64. 64.Ra4+ Ke3
  65. 65.Ra5 Ke4
  66. 66.Ra8 Kf4
  67. 67.Rh8 Nf6
  68. 68.Rh6 Ke5
  69. 69.Kf3 f4
  70. 70.Rh8 Kf5
  71. 71.Rf8 Ke5
  72. 72.Ra8 Nd5
  73. 73.Rg8 Nf6
  74. 74.Rg5+ Ke6
  75. 75.Kxf4 Nd5+
  76. 76.Kf3 Nf6
  77. 77.Ra5 Nd5
  78. 78.Ke4 Nf6+
  79. 79.Kf4 Kf7
  80. 80.Kf5 Ng4
  81. 81.Ra7+ Kg8
  82. 82.Kg6 Ne5+
  83. 83.Kxh5 Nf7
  84. 84.Kg6 Ne5+
  85. 85.Kf5 Nf7
  86. 86.Kf6 Nd6
  87. 87.Kg6 Kf8
  88. 88.Ra8+ Ke7
  89. 89.h5

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