Hikaru Nakamura vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

GCT Rapid Paris 2019 · Grünfeld, Exchange · 0-1 in 93 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 0-1
Event GCT Rapid Paris 2019
Site Paris FRA
Round 8.2
Date 2019.07.29
Opening Grünfeld, Exchange (D85)
Moves 93
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/8/5K2/8/5k1p/5b2/6B1 w - - 2 94

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.e4 Nxc3
  6. 6.bxc3 Bg7
  7. 7.Be3 c5
  8. 8.Qd2 Qa5
  9. 9.Rc1 Nd7
  10. 10.Nf3 O-O
  11. 11.Bd3 e5
  12. 12.d5 f5
  13. 13.Qc2 f4
  14. 14.Bd2 b5
  15. 15.c4 b4
  16. 16.O-O Qc7
  17. 17.a3 a5
  18. 18.axb4 axb4
  19. 19.Ra1 Ra7
  20. 20.Rxa7 Qxa7
  21. 21.Bc1 Nb6
  22. 22.Bb2 Qe7
  23. 23.Ra1 g5
  24. 24.Ne1 g4
  25. 25.Bf1 Bd7
  26. 26.Nd3 Ra8
  27. 27.Rxa8+ Nxa8
  28. 28.Qc1 Nb6
  29. 29.Qa1 Nxc4
  30. 30.Nxb4 cxb4
  31. 31.Bxc4 Qc5
  32. 32.Bb3 g3
  33. 33.Qe1 Bf6
  34. 34.hxg3 fxg3
  35. 35.Qe2 Bh4
  36. 36.Bc4 Qxf2+
  37. 37.Qxf2 gxf2+
  38. 38.Kh2 Ba4
  39. 39.g3 Bb3
  40. 40.Bf1 Bd8
  41. 41.Kg2 Bc2
  42. 42.Kf3 Bc7
  43. 43.Kxf2 Bxe4
  44. 44.Bc4 Kg7
  45. 45.Bb3 Kf6
  46. 46.Bc1 Bb6+
  47. 47.Ke2 Bc5
  48. 48.g4 Bb1
  49. 49.Bd2 Bg6
  50. 50.Bh6 Be8
  51. 51.Kf3 Kg6
  52. 52.Bd2 Bd6
  53. 53.Bc1 Bb5
  54. 54.Bc2+ Kg7
  55. 55.Ke4 Be8
  56. 56.Kf3 Bg6
  57. 57.Bb3 Kf6
  58. 58.Be3 Bd3
  59. 59.Bb6 Kg5
  60. 60.Bd8+ Kg6
  61. 61.Ke3 Bb1
  62. 62.Kf3 e4+
  63. 63.Ke3 Bc5+
  64. 64.Kf4 e3
  65. 65.Bh4 e2
  66. 66.d6 Bxd6+
  67. 67.Ke3 Be7
  68. 68.Be1 Kg5
  69. 69.Be6 Bc2
  70. 70.Bd2 Bd1
  71. 71.Kf2+ Kf6
  72. 72.Bc4 b3
  73. 73.Bxe2 Bc5+
  74. 74.Ke1 Bxe2
  75. 75.Kxe2 Bd4
  76. 76.Kd3 b2
  77. 77.Kc2 Ke5
  78. 78.Bg5 Ke4
  79. 79.Bd8 Kf3
  80. 80.g5 Kg4
  81. 81.Bf6 Be3
  82. 82.Bxb2 Bxg5
  83. 83.Kd3 Kf3
  84. 84.Bc3 h5
  85. 85.Be1 Bf6
  86. 86.Kd2 Bg5+
  87. 87.Kd3 Bd8
  88. 88.Kd4 Bb6+
  89. 89.Ke5 Bc7+
  90. 90.Kf5 Bg3
  91. 91.Bc3 h4
  92. 92.Bd4 h3
  93. 93.Bg1 Bf2

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