Hikaru Nakamura vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

Titled Tuesday 29th Sept · 2020 · Sicilian, Moscow Variation · 1/2-1/2 in 72 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Titled Tuesday 29th Sept
Site chess.com INT
Round 9
Date 2020.09.29
Opening Sicilian, Moscow Variation (B51)
Moves 72
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Final Position

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

8/5p1p/1k4p1/3P2P1/1K2pB1P/8/4b3/8 b - - 1 72

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.Bb5+ Nd7
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.d3 g6
  6. 6.O-O Bg7
  7. 7.c3 O-O
  8. 8.Re1 a6
  9. 9.d4 b5
  10. 10.Bc2 Bb7
  11. 11.Nbd2 Rc8
  12. 12.Nf1 cxd4
  13. 13.cxd4 Qc7
  14. 14.Bd3 e5
  15. 15.d5 Nc5
  16. 16.Bc2 Nh5
  17. 17.Be3 Nf4
  18. 18.Rc1 Qe7
  19. 19.g3 Nh5
  20. 20.b4 Nd7
  21. 21.Nh4 Nhf6
  22. 22.Bd3 Qd8
  23. 23.Qe2 Nb6
  24. 24.Rxc8 Bxc8
  25. 25.Rc1 Bd7
  26. 26.f3 Qb8
  27. 27.Qf2 Na4
  28. 28.Ng2 Rc8
  29. 29.Qd2 Bf8
  30. 30.Rxc8 Qxc8
  31. 31.Qc2 Be7
  32. 32.Qxc8+ Bxc8
  33. 33.Nd2 Bd8
  34. 34.Nb3 Nd7
  35. 35.Ne1 Nc3
  36. 36.a3 Nb6
  37. 37.Na5 Nd1
  38. 38.Bh6 Bd7
  39. 39.Nc6 Bc7
  40. 40.Ne7+ Kh8
  41. 41.f4 Nb2
  42. 42.f5 Bd8
  43. 43.f6 Bxe7
  44. 44.fxe7 Nc8
  45. 45.Be2 Nxe7
  46. 46.Bg5 Nc8
  47. 47.Bf6+ Kg8
  48. 48.Nc2 Nb6
  49. 49.Ne3 Kf8
  50. 50.g4 N2a4
  51. 51.Kf2 Nc3
  52. 52.Bd3 Nca4
  53. 53.g5 Nb2
  54. 54.Be2 Ke8
  55. 55.Ke1 N2c4
  56. 56.Nxc4 Nxc4
  57. 57.Bxc4 bxc4
  58. 58.Kd2 Bh3
  59. 59.Kc3 Bf1
  60. 60.a4 Kd7
  61. 61.h4 Bg2
  62. 62.Kxc4 Bxe4
  63. 63.Bg7 Bc2
  64. 64.b5 axb5+
  65. 65.axb5 Bd1
  66. 66.Bf8 Be2+
  67. 67.Kb4 Bf3
  68. 68.Kc4 Be2+
  69. 69.Kb4 Kc7
  70. 70.b6+ Kxb6
  71. 71.Bxd6 e4
  72. 72.Bf4

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