Hikaru Nakamura vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

chess.com Speed 2019 · 2020 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 43 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 2019
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.27
Date 2020.01.05
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/2bb1p1p/p4Pp1/3pPqP1/3N4/6QP/7K/4R3 b - - 6 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 d6
  3. 3.Nf3 a6
  4. 4.d4 cxd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 Nf6
  6. 6.Bc4 e6
  7. 7.Bb3 Be7
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.f4 Qc7
  10. 10.Be3 Nc6
  11. 11.f5 Nxd4
  12. 12.Bxd4 Bd7
  13. 13.Qf3 b5
  14. 14.a3 Rab8
  15. 15.g4 b4
  16. 16.Ne2 e5
  17. 17.Be3 bxa3
  18. 18.g5 axb2
  19. 19.Rab1 Ne8
  20. 20.Qh5 Rxb3
  21. 21.cxb3 Qc2
  22. 22.Ng3 Qxb3
  23. 23.Rfe1 Bb5
  24. 24.f6 g6
  25. 25.Qf3 Bd8
  26. 26.Qg2 Qe6
  27. 27.Rxb2 Ba5
  28. 28.Rd1 Nc7
  29. 29.Rc1 Qg4
  30. 30.Rbc2 Ne6
  31. 31.h3 Qh4
  32. 32.Rc8 Bd7
  33. 33.Rxf8+ Nxf8
  34. 34.Rd1 Bc7
  35. 35.Kh2 Ne6
  36. 36.Ne2 Nf4
  37. 37.Bxf4 exf4
  38. 38.Nd4 f3
  39. 39.Nxf3 d5+
  40. 40.e5 Qe4
  41. 41.Re1 Qf4+
  42. 42.Qg3 Qf5
  43. 43.Nd4

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