Hikaru Nakamura vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

The Game

White	Hikaru Nakamura
Black	Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result	0-1
Event	chess.com SpeedChess 2024
Site	chess.com INT
Round	2.1
Date	2024.08.09
Opening	Queen's Pawn Game (D02)
Moves	73

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/8/8/3q4/5k2/5pR1/7K w - - 0 74

All The Moves

1. 1.Nf3 d5
2. 2.d4 Nf6
3. 3.c4 e6
4. 4.e3 Be7
5. 5.Bd3 O-O
6. 6.O-O c5
7. 7.dxc5 dxc4
8. 8.Bxc4 Bxc5
9. 9.a3 b6
10. 10.b4 Be7
11. 11.Bb2 Bb7
12. 12.Qe2 a5
13. 13.bxa5 Rxa5
14. 14.Nbd2 Nbd7
15. 15.Nb3 Rh5
16. 16.Rfd1 Qb8
17. 17.h3 Qa8
18. 18.Nbd2 Rh6
19. 19.Bd3 Nc5
20. 20.Bc2 Na4
21. 21.Bd4 Rc8
22. 22.Rdc1 Nd5
23. 23.Qe1 Nc5
24. 24.Nc4 Ba6
25. 25.Nfd2 Rd8
26. 26.Rab1 Bf8
27. 27.Nxb6 Nxb6
28. 28.Rxb6 Nd3
29. 29.Bxd3 Bxd3
30. 30.Rb3 Rg6
31. 31.f3 Bf5
32. 32.Kh1 Rh6
33. 33.Qf2 Qd5
34. 34.Bc3 Bxh3
35. 35.gxh3 Rxh3+
36. 36.Kg2 Qh5
37. 37.Nf1 Rd5
38. 38.f4 Qg4+
39. 39.Ng3 Rdh5
40. 40.Be1 Rh2+
41. 41.Kf1 Rh1+
42. 42.Qg1 Rxg1+
43. 43.Kxg1 Rh3
44. 44.Kg2 h5
45. 45.Rc8 h4
46. 46.Rbb8 Rxg3+
47. 47.Bxg3 Qxg3+
48. 48.Kh1 h3
49. 49.Rxf8+ Kh7
50. 50.Rh8+ Kg6
51. 51.Rb2 Qxe3
52. 52.Rhb8 Qxf4
53. 53.R8b3 Qg4
54. 54.Kh2 Qf4+
55. 55.Kxh3 f5
56. 56.Kg2 Kf6
57. 57.Re2 g5
58. 58.Rbe3 Qc4
59. 59.a4 g4
60. 60.a5 Qd5+
61. 61.Kg1 Qxa5
62. 62.Rxe6+ Kg5
63. 63.Re1 Qc5+
64. 64.Kg2 Qd5+
65. 65.Kg1 Kh4
66. 66.R6e2 f4
67. 67.Re8 Kg3
68. 68.R8e2 f3
69. 69.Rh2 Qd4+
70. 70.Kh1 f2
71. 71.Rg2+ Kf3
72. 72.Rf1 g3
73. 73.Rfxf2+ gxf2

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