Hikaru Nakamura vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

chess.com Speed 2019 · 2020 · Sicilian, Closed · 0-1 in 54 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 0-1
Event chess.com Speed 2019
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.29
Date 2020.01.05
Opening Sicilian, Closed (B23)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/3b4/1Pk4p/8/3K4/8/7P/8 w - - 1 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 d6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.d4 cxd4
  5. 5.Qxd4 a6
  6. 6.e5 Nc6
  7. 7.Qf4 dxe5
  8. 8.Nxe5 Nxe5
  9. 9.Qxe5 e6
  10. 10.Bg5 Be7
  11. 11.Bd3 h6
  12. 12.Bh4 O-O
  13. 13.O-O-O Qb6
  14. 14.Ne4 Nd7
  15. 15.Qg3 Bxh4
  16. 16.Qxh4 Ne5
  17. 17.Qg3 Nxd3+
  18. 18.Rxd3 e5
  19. 19.Rd6 Qb4
  20. 20.Qh4 Qa5
  21. 21.Rxh6 gxh6
  22. 22.Nf6+ Kg7
  23. 23.Nh5+ Kh7
  24. 24.Qf6 Rg8
  25. 25.Qxf7+ Kh8
  26. 26.Nf6 Bf5
  27. 27.Nxg8 Rd8
  28. 28.Kb1 Bxc2+
  29. 29.Ka1 Rxg8
  30. 30.Qxb7 Bg6
  31. 31.Qc6 Kh7
  32. 32.Rd1 Rg7
  33. 33.Qd5 Qb6
  34. 34.Qxe5 Qxf2
  35. 35.g4 Qc2
  36. 36.Re1 Rc7
  37. 37.a3 Rb7
  38. 38.Qf6 Qb3
  39. 39.Re7+ Rxe7
  40. 40.Qxe7+ Bf7
  41. 41.Qe4+ Kg8
  42. 42.Qb1 Qf3
  43. 43.Qg1 Bc4
  44. 44.Kb1 Qd3+
  45. 45.Ka1 Qf1+
  46. 46.Qxf1 Bxf1
  47. 47.b4 Bh3
  48. 48.Kb2 Bxg4
  49. 49.a4 Kf7
  50. 50.b5 axb5
  51. 51.axb5 Ke6
  52. 52.Kc3 Kd6
  53. 53.Kd4 Bd7
  54. 54.b6 Kc6

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