Hikaru Nakamura vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

chess.com Speed 2019 · 2020 · Sicilian, Closed · 1-0 in 38 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 2019
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.3
Date 2020.01.05
Opening Sicilian, Closed (B23)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2r4k/5pp1/8/3Q2P1/1PP1Nq1P/8/4R3/6K1 b - - 0 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 d6
  3. 3.Nf3 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 Bd7
  11. 11.a5 b5
  12. 12.axb6 Qxb6
  13. 13.Be3 Qc7
  14. 14.f4 O-O
  15. 15.O-O a5
  16. 16.Nc1 Rab8
  17. 17.Nd3 Nb4
  18. 18.Rf2 Bc6
  19. 19.g5 hxg5
  20. 20.fxg5 Nd7
  21. 21.h4 d5
  22. 22.exd5 Nxd5
  23. 23.Nxd5 Bxd5
  24. 24.Bxd5 exd5
  25. 25.Nf4 Bc5
  26. 26.Bxc5 Nxc5
  27. 27.Nxd5 Qe5
  28. 28.Re2 Qg3+
  29. 29.Rg2 Qe5
  30. 30.Rxa5 Rbc8
  31. 31.c4 Rfd8
  32. 32.b4 Ne4
  33. 33.Qd3 Kh8
  34. 34.Re2 Re8
  35. 35.Nf6 Qf4
  36. 36.Nxe4 Red8
  37. 37.Rd5 Rxd5
  38. 38.Qxd5

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