Hikaru Nakamura vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

chess.com Speed 2019 · 2020 · Sicilian Defense · 1-0 in 39 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 2019
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.17
Date 2020.01.05
Opening Sicilian Defense (B50)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3Q3r/6k1/4bp2/4q3/p3P3/5B1P/2P5/6RK b - - 4 39

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.g4 h6
  9. 9.Bg2 Nc6
  10. 10.Nb3 O-O
  11. 11.a5 Rb8
  12. 12.Be3 Nd7
  13. 13.O-O b6
  14. 14.axb6 Nxb6
  15. 15.Qe2 Ne5
  16. 16.f4 Nec4
  17. 17.Bc1 Qc7
  18. 18.Rd1 Bf6
  19. 19.Kh1 Nxb2
  20. 20.Bxb2 Bxc3
  21. 21.Bxc3 Qxc3
  22. 22.Rxd6 Qc7
  23. 23.Rd3 Bd7
  24. 24.Qf2 Bb5
  25. 25.Rdd1 Rfd8
  26. 26.Nd4 Bc4
  27. 27.f5 e5
  28. 28.Nf3 Rxd1+
  29. 29.Rxd1 a5
  30. 30.f6 a4
  31. 31.fxg7 Kxg7
  32. 32.g5 hxg5
  33. 33.Nxg5 f6
  34. 34.Nf3 Rh8
  35. 35.Rg1 Kf8
  36. 36.Nxe5 Qxe5
  37. 37.Qxb6 Be6
  38. 38.Qd8+ Kg7
  39. 39.Bf3+

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