Hikaru Nakamura vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

chess.com Speed 2019 · 2020 · Sicilian, Moscow Variation · 1-0 in 76 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 2019
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.11
Date 2020.01.05
Opening Sicilian, Moscow Variation (B51)
Moves 76
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/6P1/5K1b/7P/4k2B/8/4p3/8 b - - 0 76

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.Bb5+ Nd7
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O a6
  6. 6.d3 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 e6
  8. 8.c3 Bb7
  9. 9.Re1 Be7
  10. 10.Nbd2 O-O
  11. 11.Nf1 c4
  12. 12.dxc4 bxc4
  13. 13.Bc2 Nc5
  14. 14.Ng3 Nfd7
  15. 15.Qe2 Nb6
  16. 16.e5 Bxf3
  17. 17.Qxf3 dxe5
  18. 18.Rxe5 Nd3
  19. 19.Re2 Qd5
  20. 20.Qxd5 Nxd5
  21. 21.Bxd3 cxd3
  22. 22.Rd2 Nf4
  23. 23.Rd1 Ne2+
  24. 24.Nxe2 dxe2
  25. 25.Re1 Rfd8
  26. 26.Be3 Rab8
  27. 27.Rxe2 e5
  28. 28.f3 f6
  29. 29.Kf1 Kf7
  30. 30.Ke1 h5
  31. 31.Rd1 Ke6
  32. 32.Rxd8 Bxd8
  33. 33.Kd1 g5
  34. 34.b4 Bc7
  35. 35.Kc2 g4
  36. 36.a4 Kf5
  37. 37.Kb3 h4
  38. 38.fxg4+ Kxg4
  39. 39.h3+ Kf5
  40. 40.c4 e4
  41. 41.b5 Ke6
  42. 42.Kb4 f5
  43. 43.c5 axb5
  44. 44.axb5 f4
  45. 45.Bc1 Kf5
  46. 46.Rf2 Kg5
  47. 47.Kc4 e3
  48. 48.Ra2 Kf5
  49. 49.c6 Ke4
  50. 50.Bb2 Rd8
  51. 51.Bc3 Rd3
  52. 52.Be1 Rd1
  53. 53.Bxh4 Rc1+
  54. 54.Kb3 Kd3
  55. 55.Ra7 Rc3+
  56. 56.Kb4 Rc4+
  57. 57.Kb3 Rc3+
  58. 58.Kb2 Be5
  59. 59.Ra3 Kc4
  60. 60.Rxc3+ Bxc3+
  61. 61.Kc2 Ba5
  62. 62.Be1 Bd8
  63. 63.h4 Kxb5
  64. 64.Kd3 Kxc6
  65. 65.Ke4 Kc5
  66. 66.Kxf4 Kd4
  67. 67.Kf3 Kd3
  68. 68.g4 e2
  69. 69.g5 Be7
  70. 70.g6 Bf8
  71. 71.h5 Bg7
  72. 72.Kg4 Bh6
  73. 73.Kf5 Bd2
  74. 74.Bh4 Bh6
  75. 75.Kf6 Ke4
  76. 76.g7

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