Hikaru Nakamura vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

chess.com Speed 2019 · 2020 · Sicilian Defense · 1-0 in 46 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 2019
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.1
Date 2020.01.05
Opening Sicilian Defense (B50)
Moves 46
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3r2k1/4R3/p2Bp3/4Pp2/2R2P2/1Pp4r/2P1K3/8 b - - 2 46

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.Be3 Bd7
  11. 11.Nb3 Ne5
  12. 12.a5 Nc4
  13. 13.Bc1 Rc8
  14. 14.O-O O-O
  15. 15.Qe2 Qc7
  16. 16.f4 b5
  17. 17.axb6 Qxb6+
  18. 18.Qf2 Rb8
  19. 19.Qxb6 Rxb6
  20. 20.Rd1 Rc8
  21. 21.Bf1 Be8
  22. 22.Kh2 Kf8
  23. 23.Rd4 Bb5
  24. 24.Bxc4 Bxc4
  25. 25.Na5 d5
  26. 26.Nxc4 dxc4
  27. 27.e5 Ne8
  28. 28.Ra4 Rbc6
  29. 29.Kg2 f6
  30. 30.Ne4 f5
  31. 31.Nc3 Kf7
  32. 32.Kf3 g6
  33. 33.Nd1 fxg4+
  34. 34.hxg4 h5
  35. 35.Rd7 hxg4+
  36. 36.Kxg4 Ng7
  37. 37.Ne3 Nf5
  38. 38.Ra7 c3
  39. 39.b3 Rh8
  40. 40.Nxf5 gxf5+
  41. 41.Kf3 Rcc8
  42. 42.Ba3 Rce8
  43. 43.Rc4 Rh3+
  44. 44.Ke2 Rd8
  45. 45.Rxe7+ Kg8
  46. 46.Bd6

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