Hikaru Nakamura vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

chess.com SpeedChess 2024 · Catalan Opening · 0-1 in 71 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 0-1
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2024
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.13
Date 2024.08.09
Opening Catalan Opening (E06)
Moves 71
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

5r2/4R3/8/8/8/3Kp3/5k2/8 w - - 6 72

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.g3 Nf6
  3. 3.Bg2 e6
  4. 4.c4 Be7
  5. 5.d4 O-O
  6. 6.Qc2 c5
  7. 7.dxc5 Qa5+
  8. 8.Nbd2 dxc4
  9. 9.O-O Qxc5
  10. 10.Nxc4 b5
  11. 11.Ng5 Nc6
  12. 12.Be3 Qxc4
  13. 13.Qxc4 bxc4
  14. 14.Bxc6 Rb8
  15. 15.Rab1 Bb7
  16. 16.Bxb7 Rxb7
  17. 17.Nf3 Rfb8
  18. 18.Bd4 Ne4
  19. 19.Rfc1 c3
  20. 20.Bxc3 Nxc3
  21. 21.Rxc3 Bf6
  22. 22.Rc4 Rxb2
  23. 23.Rxb2 Bxb2
  24. 24.Rc7 a5
  25. 25.Ng5 Rf8
  26. 26.Ra7 Bc3
  27. 27.a3 h6
  28. 28.Ne4 Rc8
  29. 29.Nxc3 Rxc3
  30. 30.Rxa5 g5
  31. 31.Ra7 g4
  32. 32.Kg2 Kg7
  33. 33.a4 Rc2
  34. 34.e3 Ra2
  35. 35.a5 h5
  36. 36.a6 Kg6
  37. 37.Ra8 Kg7
  38. 38.Kf1 Kh7
  39. 39.Ke1 Kg7
  40. 40.a7 Kf6
  41. 41.Kd1 Ra1+
  42. 42.Kc2 Ra6
  43. 43.Kd3 Ra3+
  44. 44.Kc4 Ra4+
  45. 45.Kb3 Ra1
  46. 46.Rh8 Rxa7
  47. 47.Rxh5 Rc7
  48. 48.Kb2 Kg6
  49. 49.Re5 Kf6
  50. 50.Rb5 Rc8
  51. 51.Rh5 Kg6
  52. 52.Rh4 Kg5
  53. 53.h3 gxh3
  54. 54.Rxh3 f5
  55. 55.Rh4 e5
  56. 56.Kb3 Rc1
  57. 57.Rc4 Rf1
  58. 58.Rc2 Kg4
  59. 59.Kc4 Rd1
  60. 60.Ra2 e4
  61. 61.Rc2 Kf3
  62. 62.Ra2 Rf1
  63. 63.Ra5 Rxf2
  64. 64.Rxf5+ Kxe3
  65. 65.g4 Rf4
  66. 66.Rg5 Kf2
  67. 67.Kc3 e3
  68. 68.Re5 Rxg4
  69. 69.Kd3 Rg3
  70. 70.Re8 Rf3
  71. 71.Re7 Rf8

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