Hikaru Nakamura vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

Online Nations Cup Prelim · 2020 · Grünfeld, Exchange · 1-0 in 63 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1-0
Event Online Nations Cup Prelim
Site chess.com INT
Round 7.1
Date 2020.05.08
Opening Grünfeld, Exchange (D85)
Moves 63
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3R4/8/1P1K4/7r/3k4/8/8/8 b - - 2 63

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.Na4 e5
  6. 6.dxe5 Bb4+
  7. 7.Bd2 Qe7
  8. 8.Nf3 Nc6
  9. 9.a3 Bxd2+
  10. 10.Qxd2 Nb6
  11. 11.Nxb6 axb6
  12. 12.Qf4 O-O
  13. 13.e3 Ra5
  14. 14.Be2 Nxe5
  15. 15.O-O Bg4
  16. 16.Rfd1 Nxf3+
  17. 17.Bxf3 Bxf3
  18. 18.Qxf3 c6
  19. 19.Rd4 Rd8
  20. 20.Rad1 Rxd4
  21. 21.Rxd4 Rb5
  22. 22.b4 Rf5
  23. 23.Qd1 c5
  24. 24.Rd7 Qf6
  25. 25.f4 cxb4
  26. 26.axb4 Qc3
  27. 27.Kf2 Rf6
  28. 28.Qe1 Qb2+
  29. 29.Rd2 Qe5
  30. 30.Rd8+ Kg7
  31. 31.Qd2 Qa1
  32. 32.h4 Rc6
  33. 33.Kg3 Qc3
  34. 34.Qd4+ Qxd4
  35. 35.Rxd4 h5
  36. 36.Kf3 Rc1
  37. 37.Rd6 Rc6
  38. 38.Rd5 Rc4
  39. 39.Rb5 Rc6
  40. 40.f5 f6
  41. 41.fxg6 Kxg6
  42. 42.e4 Re6
  43. 43.g3 Rc6
  44. 44.Ke3 Rc3+
  45. 45.Kf4 Rc6
  46. 46.g4 hxg4
  47. 47.Kxg4 Re6
  48. 48.Kf3 Rc6
  49. 49.Kf4 Re6
  50. 50.h5+ Kh6
  51. 51.Rd5 Rc6
  52. 52.Kf5 Rc4
  53. 53.b5 Rb4
  54. 54.Kxf6 Rxe4
  55. 55.Re5 Rc4
  56. 56.Ke7 Kh7
  57. 57.Re6 Rc5
  58. 58.Rxb6 Rxh5
  59. 59.Rxb7 Kg6
  60. 60.Rb8 Kf5
  61. 61.Kd6 Ke4
  62. 62.b6 Kd4
  63. 63.Rd8

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