Hikaru Nakamura vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

FIDE Candidates 2022 · Petroff Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 34 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE Candidates 2022
Site Madrid ESP
Round 5.4
Date 2022.06.22
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 34
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

r4bk1/p1pb1ppp/1pN2qn1/3P4/2P5/P1B1R2P/5PP1/4QBK1 b - - 11 34

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 d5
  6. 6.Bd3 Nc6
  7. 7.O-O Be7
  8. 8.c4 Nb4
  9. 9.Be2 O-O
  10. 10.Nc3 Bf5
  11. 11.a3 Nxc3
  12. 12.bxc3 Nc6
  13. 13.Re1 Re8
  14. 14.Ra2 Bf8
  15. 15.cxd5 Qxd5
  16. 16.c4 Qe4
  17. 17.Bf1 Qg4
  18. 18.h3 Rxe1
  19. 19.Qxe1 Qe4
  20. 20.Re2 Qd3
  21. 21.Rb2 Qe4
  22. 22.Re2 Qd3
  23. 23.Re3 Qb1
  24. 24.d5 Ne7
  25. 25.Nd2 Qa1
  26. 26.Nb3 Qf6
  27. 27.Bd2 Ng6
  28. 28.Na5 b6
  29. 29.Nc6 Bd7
  30. 30.Bc3 Qd6
  31. 31.Bb4 Qf6
  32. 32.Bc3 Qd6
  33. 33.Bb4 Qf6
  34. 34.Bc3

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