Hikaru Nakamura vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

Chess.com RCC Winners · 2022 · Réti Opening · 1-0 in 60 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1-0
Event Chess.com RCC Winners
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.1
Date 2022.08.20
Opening Réti Opening (A06)
Moves 60
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/P7/3K1ppp/5k1P/5P2/8/8 b - - 0 60

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.e3 c5
  3. 3.d4 Nc6
  4. 4.dxc5 e6
  5. 5.a3 a5
  6. 6.b3 Bxc5
  7. 7.Bb2 Nf6
  8. 8.Bd3 O-O
  9. 9.O-O Qe7
  10. 10.Bb5 Na7
  11. 11.Be2 Nc6
  12. 12.Nc3 Rd8
  13. 13.Na4 Ba7
  14. 14.Bb5 Ne4
  15. 15.c4 dxc4
  16. 16.Qc2 Nd6
  17. 17.bxc4 Bd7
  18. 18.Rfd1 Rac8
  19. 19.Qb3 Be8
  20. 20.Rd3 Ne4
  21. 21.Rad1 Rxd3
  22. 22.Rxd3 Rd8
  23. 23.h4 h6
  24. 24.Qc2 Nd6
  25. 25.Qd1 f6
  26. 26.Nc3 Bh5
  27. 27.Bxc6 bxc6
  28. 28.Ne4 Nf7
  29. 29.Rxd8+ Qxd8
  30. 30.Qxd8+ Nxd8
  31. 31.Bd4 Bxf3
  32. 32.gxf3 Bxd4
  33. 33.exd4 Nb7
  34. 34.f4 f5
  35. 35.Nd2 c5
  36. 36.Nb3 cxd4
  37. 37.c5 d3
  38. 38.c6 Nd6
  39. 39.Kf1 Kf7
  40. 40.Nxa5 Ke7
  41. 41.Ke1 Ne4
  42. 42.Nc4 Kd8
  43. 43.f3 Nf6
  44. 44.Ne5 Kc7
  45. 45.Kd2 Nh5
  46. 46.Ng6 Kxc6
  47. 47.Kxd3 Kc5
  48. 48.a4 Nf6
  49. 49.Nf8 Kd6
  50. 50.Kc4 Nd5
  51. 51.Ng6 Kc6
  52. 52.a5 Nc7
  53. 53.Ne5+ Kd6
  54. 54.Nd3 h5
  55. 55.Nb4 e5
  56. 56.fxe5+ Kxe5
  57. 57.Kc5 Kf4
  58. 58.Nd5+ Nxd5
  59. 59.Kxd5 g5
  60. 60.a6

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