Hikaru Nakamura vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 86 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1-0
Event Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019
Site Abidjan CIV
Round 16.3
Date 2019.05.12
Opening Ruy Lopez (C60)
Moves 86
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/1R6/5KP1/5P2/8/8/8/r7 b - - 8 86

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 g6
  4. 4.c3 a6
  5. 5.Ba4 Bg7
  6. 6.d4 exd4
  7. 7.cxd4 b5
  8. 8.Bb3 Nge7
  9. 9.O-O d6
  10. 10.d5 Na5
  11. 11.Bc2 c5
  12. 12.Nc3 O-O
  13. 13.h3 h6
  14. 14.Re1 g5
  15. 15.e5 dxe5
  16. 16.Nxe5 b4
  17. 17.Na4 Qxd5
  18. 18.Qxd5 Nxd5
  19. 19.Be4 Be6
  20. 20.Nxc5 Bxe5
  21. 21.Bxd5 Bxd5
  22. 22.Rxe5 Rfd8
  23. 23.Re1 b3
  24. 24.Bd2 Nc4
  25. 25.Bc3 bxa2
  26. 26.Rxa2 Rac8
  27. 27.Rxa6 Rxc5
  28. 28.Rxh6 f6
  29. 29.Bxf6 Rd7
  30. 30.Rh8+ Kf7
  31. 31.Rh7+ Kxf6
  32. 32.Rxd7 Be6
  33. 33.Rb7 Ne5
  34. 34.Rb6 Kf5
  35. 35.b4 Rd5
  36. 36.Rb8 Nd7
  37. 37.Rd8 Rb5
  38. 38.Re8 Rb6
  39. 39.Re7 Ne5
  40. 40.Rb1 Nc6
  41. 41.Re8 Rxb4
  42. 42.Ra1 Nd4
  43. 43.Rf8+ Kg6
  44. 44.Re1 Kg7
  45. 45.Ra8 Kf6
  46. 46.Ra6 Kf5
  47. 47.Kh2 Rb2
  48. 48.Ra5+ Kf6
  49. 49.Re4 Nc6
  50. 50.Rc5 Rb6
  51. 51.h4 gxh4
  52. 52.Rxh4 Ne7
  53. 53.Rf4+ Kg7
  54. 54.Re4 Kf6
  55. 55.Re3 Nf5
  56. 56.Re2 Ne7
  57. 57.f3 Ng6
  58. 58.Rd2 Ne5
  59. 59.Kg3 Nf7
  60. 60.Ra5 Rc6
  61. 61.Rd4 Rb6
  62. 62.Kh4 Nh6
  63. 63.g4 Nf7
  64. 64.Rf4+ Kg7
  65. 65.Kg3 Rb1
  66. 66.Re4 Rb6
  67. 67.f4 Bb3
  68. 68.Re7 Kf8
  69. 69.Rc7 Bd1
  70. 70.Rf5 Bb3
  71. 71.g5 Kg7
  72. 72.Ra5 Rd6
  73. 73.f5 Rd3+
  74. 74.Kf4 Rd4+
  75. 75.Ke3 Rc4
  76. 76.Rb7 Rc3+
  77. 77.Kd4 Rg3
  78. 78.g6 Rg4+
  79. 79.Ke3 Rg1
  80. 80.Raa7 Bd5
  81. 81.Rxf7+ Bxf7
  82. 82.Rxf7+ Kg8
  83. 83.Kf4 Rf1+
  84. 84.Kg5 Rg1+
  85. 85.Kf6 Ra1
  86. 86.Rb7

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