Hikaru Nakamura vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

Croatia GCT 2019 · Grünfeld, Exchange · 1/2-1/2 in 65 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Croatia GCT 2019
Site Zagreb CRO
Round 5.1
Date 2019.06.30
Opening Grünfeld, Exchange (D85)
Moves 65
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/8/4pkRK/4rp2/8/8/6PP/8 b - - 7 65

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.Na4 Bf5
  6. 6.f3 Nb6
  7. 7.e4 Nxa4
  8. 8.Qxa4+ Bd7
  9. 9.Qb3 Bg7
  10. 10.Be3 O-O
  11. 11.d5 b6
  12. 12.Rd1 Qe8
  13. 13.Rd2 c6
  14. 14.Ne2 e6
  15. 15.dxc6 Nxc6
  16. 16.Qa3 Ne5
  17. 17.Nc3 b5
  18. 18.Qa6 b4
  19. 19.Nd1 Qe7
  20. 20.Be2 Rfd8
  21. 21.O-O Bc8
  22. 22.Rxd8+ Qxd8
  23. 23.Qa4 a5
  24. 24.Nf2 Bd7
  25. 25.Qd1 Nc6
  26. 26.b3 Be8
  27. 27.Qxd8 Rxd8
  28. 28.Rd1 Bd4
  29. 29.Bxd4 Nxd4
  30. 30.Kf1 Kf8
  31. 31.e5 Bc6
  32. 32.Ng4 Ke7
  33. 33.Nf6 h5
  34. 34.Rc1 Kf8
  35. 35.Kf2 a4
  36. 36.bxa4 Bxa4
  37. 37.Rc7 b3
  38. 38.axb3 Bxb3
  39. 39.Ke3 Ba4
  40. 40.Bd3 Nc6
  41. 41.Nd7+ Ke8
  42. 42.Nf6+ Kf8
  43. 43.Bc2 Bb5
  44. 44.Kf4 Ne7
  45. 45.Nh7+ Ke8
  46. 46.Nf6+ Kf8
  47. 47.Be4 Rc8
  48. 48.Ra7 Bc6
  49. 49.Kg5 Bxe4
  50. 50.Nxe4 Nc6
  51. 51.Rb7 Kg7
  52. 52.Nd6 Rf8
  53. 53.f4 Nd4
  54. 54.Rd7 Nf5
  55. 55.Nxf5+ gxf5
  56. 56.Rd3 Ra8
  57. 57.Rg3 f6+
  58. 58.Kxh5+ Kf7
  59. 59.Rg6 fxe5
  60. 60.fxe5 Ra5
  61. 61.Kh6 Rxe5
  62. 62.Rg7+ Kf6
  63. 63.Rg6+ Kf7
  64. 64.Rg7+ Kf6
  65. 65.Rg6+

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