Hikaru Nakamura vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

chess.com Speed 2019 · 2020 · Sicilian Defense · 0-1 in 45 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 0-1
Event chess.com Speed 2019
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.15
Date 2020.01.05
Opening Sicilian Defense (B50)
Moves 45
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

7k/8/5Ppp/8/4NK2/7P/6r1/8 w - - 0 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.h3 a6
  5. 5.a4 e6
  6. 6.d4 cxd4
  7. 7.Nxd4 Be7
  8. 8.Nb3 Nc6
  9. 9.a5 O-O
  10. 10.Be3 Nd7
  11. 11.Be2 b5
  12. 12.axb6 Nxb6
  13. 13.O-O Bb7
  14. 14.f4 Qc7
  15. 15.Qe1 Nb4
  16. 16.Qd2 Nc4
  17. 17.Bxc4 Qxc4
  18. 18.Na5 Qc7
  19. 19.f5 Bf6
  20. 20.Bg5 Bxg5
  21. 21.Qxg5 f6
  22. 22.Qd2 Rfe8
  23. 23.fxe6 Rxe6
  24. 24.Kh1 Rae8
  25. 25.Nxb7 Qxb7
  26. 26.Ra4 Kh8
  27. 27.Rfa1 h6
  28. 28.R1a3 Re5
  29. 29.Rb3 a5
  30. 30.Qxd6 Qf7
  31. 31.Rbxb4 axb4
  32. 32.Rxb4 f5
  33. 33.Rb8 Rxb8
  34. 34.Qxb8+ Re8
  35. 35.Qf4 Qb7
  36. 36.exf5 Qxb2
  37. 37.Ne4 Qxc2
  38. 38.Ng3 Re1+
  39. 39.Kh2 Qc5
  40. 40.Nf1 Qe7
  41. 41.Nd2 Qe5
  42. 42.Kg3 Qxf4+
  43. 43.Kxf4 Re2
  44. 44.Ne4 Rxg2
  45. 45.f6 g6

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