Hikaru Nakamura vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

chess.com Speed 2019 · 2020 · Sicilian, Closed · 0-1 in 63 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 0-1
Event chess.com Speed 2019
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.31
Date 2020.01.05
Opening Sicilian, Closed (B23)
Moves 63
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/1q6/8/3q4/1K6/6k1/8/8 w - - 4 64

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nc6
  3. 3.f4 g6
  4. 4.Nf3 Bg7
  5. 5.Bc4 e6
  6. 6.f5 Nge7
  7. 7.fxe6 fxe6
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.d3 a6
  10. 10.a4 d5
  11. 11.Bb3 h6
  12. 12.Qe1 c4
  13. 13.dxc4 dxc4
  14. 14.Bxc4 Rxf3
  15. 15.Bxe6+ Bxe6
  16. 16.Rxf3 Nd4
  17. 17.Rf2 Nec6
  18. 18.Be3 Qe7
  19. 19.Nd5 Bxd5
  20. 20.exd5 Nb4
  21. 21.Bd2 Qxe1+
  22. 22.Rxe1 Nxd5
  23. 23.c3 Nc6
  24. 24.Re6 Kh7
  25. 25.Rd6 Nb6
  26. 26.Rf7 Rb8
  27. 27.Be3 Nc4
  28. 28.Rdd7 Rg8
  29. 29.Bd4 N4e5
  30. 30.Bxe5 Nxe5
  31. 31.Rxb7 Nxf7
  32. 32.Rxf7 Rb8
  33. 33.Rf2 g5
  34. 34.Rd2 Kg6
  35. 35.Kf2 Be5
  36. 36.g3 Kf5
  37. 37.Ke3 Re8
  38. 38.Kd3 Rd8+
  39. 39.Ke2 Rxd2+
  40. 40.Kxd2 Ke4
  41. 41.Ke2 g4
  42. 42.Kd2 Kf3
  43. 43.Kd3 Kg2
  44. 44.Ke4 Bb8
  45. 45.b4 Kxh2
  46. 46.c4 Kxg3
  47. 47.b5 axb5
  48. 48.axb5 Kh2
  49. 49.c5 g3
  50. 50.b6 g2
  51. 51.c6 g1=Q
  52. 52.c7 Bxc7
  53. 53.bxc7 Qc5
  54. 54.Kd3 Qxc7
  55. 55.Ke4 Qf7
  56. 56.Ke3 Kg3
  57. 57.Kd4 h5
  58. 58.Kd3 h4
  59. 59.Kd4 h3
  60. 60.Ke3 h2
  61. 61.Kd4 h1=Q
  62. 62.Kc3 Qhd5
  63. 63.Kb4 Qfb7+

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