Hikaru Nakamura vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

chess.com Speed 2019 · 2020 · Sicilian, Moscow Variation · 1/2-1/2 in 47 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com Speed 2019
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.13
Date 2020.01.05
Opening Sicilian, Moscow Variation (B51)
Moves 47
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Final Position

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

8/5pk1/2r3p1/7p/4R2P/6P1/5P2/4K3 b - - 0 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.Bb5+ Nd7
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O e6
  6. 6.Re1 a6
  7. 7.c3 b5
  8. 8.Bc2 c4
  9. 9.a4 Bb7
  10. 10.d4 cxd3
  11. 11.Qxd3 Nc5
  12. 12.Qe2 bxa4
  13. 13.Be3 Nfd7
  14. 14.Bd4 e5
  15. 15.Bxc5 Nxc5
  16. 16.Rxa4 Be7
  17. 17.Ra2 O-O
  18. 18.Nbd2 a5
  19. 19.Rea1 Qc7
  20. 20.Nb3 Nxb3
  21. 21.Bxb3 Rfb8
  22. 22.Bc4 g6
  23. 23.Qd3 Kg7
  24. 24.Bd5 Bxd5
  25. 25.Qxd5 a4
  26. 26.g3 Ra5
  27. 27.Qd3 Rab5
  28. 28.Rxa4 Rxb2
  29. 29.Ra7 R8b7
  30. 30.Rxb7 Qxb7
  31. 31.Nd2 Qb6
  32. 32.Rf1 Ra2
  33. 33.h4 h5
  34. 34.Nc4 Qa6
  35. 35.Rd1 Ra4
  36. 36.Nxd6 Bxd6
  37. 37.Qxd6 Qxd6
  38. 38.Rxd6 Rxe4
  39. 39.Rc6 Re2
  40. 40.c4 Rc2
  41. 41.c5 e4
  42. 42.Kf1 Kf8
  43. 43.Rc7 Ke8
  44. 44.c6 Kf8
  45. 45.Ke1 Kg7
  46. 46.Re7 Rxc6
  47. 47.Rxe4

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