Hikaru Nakamura vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

chess.com Speed 2019 · 2020 · Réti Opening · 1-0 in 45 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 2019
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.25
Date 2020.01.05
Opening Réti Opening (A05)
Moves 45
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r5n1/p4R2/kp6/8/1PP2P2/2K5/5P2/2b1R3 b - - 3 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.b3 c5
  3. 3.Bb2 Nc6
  4. 4.e3 e6
  5. 5.d4 cxd4
  6. 6.Nxd4 Qc7
  7. 7.Nxc6 dxc6
  8. 8.Nd2 b6
  9. 9.c4 Bb7
  10. 10.Be2 c5
  11. 11.Bf3 Bd6
  12. 12.Bxb7 Qxb7
  13. 13.Qf3 Qxf3
  14. 14.gxf3 Ke7
  15. 15.f4 Rhd8
  16. 16.Ke2 g6
  17. 17.h4 h5
  18. 18.Nf3 Ng4
  19. 19.Ng5 Nh6
  20. 20.Ne4 Ng8
  21. 21.Rhg1 Ke8
  22. 22.Ng3 Be7
  23. 23.Nxh5 Bxh4
  24. 24.Rh1 Be7
  25. 25.Ng7+ Kd7
  26. 26.Rad1+ Kc6
  27. 27.Rdg1 Rd7
  28. 28.Nxe6 fxe6
  29. 29.Rxg6 Rad8
  30. 30.Bc3 Rd3
  31. 31.Rxe6+ Kb7
  32. 32.Bd4 cxd4
  33. 33.Kxd3 dxe3+
  34. 34.Kxe3 Bc5+
  35. 35.Kf3 Rf8
  36. 36.Rh8 Bd4
  37. 37.Rh7+ Ka6
  38. 38.b4 Nf6
  39. 39.Rhe7 Bc3
  40. 40.a3 Ra8
  41. 41.Rf7 Ng8
  42. 42.Ke4 Bb2
  43. 43.Kd3 Bxa3
  44. 44.Kc3 Bc1
  45. 45.Re1

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