Hikaru Nakamura vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

Skilling Open Prelim · 2020 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1-0
Event Skilling Open Prelim
Site chess24.com INT
Round 10.6
Date 2020.11.23
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7k/8/2R2rp1/1p6/1P1Qpq2/P6p/6PP/3R2K1 b - - 3 41

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.Bd3 e5
  7. 7.Nde2 Be7
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.Ng3 Be6
  10. 10.Nd5 Bxd5
  11. 11.exd5 g6
  12. 12.c4 Nbd7
  13. 13.a3 Nc5
  14. 14.Bc2 b5
  15. 15.b4 Nb7
  16. 16.cxb5 axb5
  17. 17.Bh6 Re8
  18. 18.Bd3 Nxd5
  19. 19.Qf3 Nc3
  20. 20.Qxb7 d5
  21. 21.Bd2 Rb8
  22. 22.Qa7 Ne4
  23. 23.Bxe4 dxe4
  24. 24.Rfd1 f5
  25. 25.Bc3 Bd6
  26. 26.Qe3 Qf6
  27. 27.Bb2 Bc7
  28. 28.Qb3+ Kh8
  29. 29.Rd7 Bb6
  30. 30.Rad1 Re6
  31. 31.Bc1 Rbe8
  32. 32.Be3 Bxe3
  33. 33.fxe3 h5
  34. 34.Rc7 h4
  35. 35.Ne2 f4
  36. 36.exf4 exf4
  37. 37.Nxf4 Rf8
  38. 38.Qxe6 Qxf4
  39. 39.Qb6 h3
  40. 40.Qd4+ Rf6
  41. 41.Rc6

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