Hikaru Nakamura vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

chess.com SpeedChess 2024 · Réti Opening · 1-0 in 61 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1-0
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2024
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.17
Date 2024.08.09
Opening Réti Opening (A04)
Moves 61
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1P2R3/3p4/5pp1/2r1B1k1/r7/1R6/1K6 b - - 0 61

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 c5
  2. 2.g3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 g6
  5. 5.e4 Bg7
  6. 6.c3 Nf6
  7. 7.Bg2 O-O
  8. 8.O-O d6
  9. 9.h3 Bd7
  10. 10.Nd2 Rc8
  11. 11.N2b3 a6
  12. 12.f4 b5
  13. 13.Be3 Qc7
  14. 14.Rc1 Rfe8
  15. 15.Nd2 Qb8
  16. 16.Qe2 Na5
  17. 17.Qf2 Nc4
  18. 18.Nxc4 Rxc4
  19. 19.b3 Rcc8
  20. 20.g4 h6
  21. 21.f5 g5
  22. 22.Ne2 Bc6
  23. 23.Ng3 Qb7
  24. 24.Bd4 Bxe4
  25. 25.Nxe4 Nxe4
  26. 26.Bxg7 Nxf2
  27. 27.Bxb7 Nxh3+
  28. 28.Kh2 Rc7
  29. 29.Kxh3 Kxg7
  30. 30.Bxa6 Ra8
  31. 31.Bxb5 Rxa2
  32. 32.c4 Kf6
  33. 33.Rf3 Rb2
  34. 34.Rcf1 Rc5
  35. 35.Ba4 Rd2
  36. 36.R1f2 Rd1
  37. 37.Re2 Ra5
  38. 38.Rfe3 Ra7
  39. 39.Kg2 Rd4
  40. 40.Re4 Rd3
  41. 41.R2e3 Rd2+
  42. 42.Kf3 Rh2
  43. 43.Kg3 Rd2
  44. 44.Re2 Rd3+
  45. 45.Kf2 Rh3
  46. 46.Ke1 h5
  47. 47.gxh5 Rxh5
  48. 48.Kd2 Rh1
  49. 49.Kc3 Rf1
  50. 50.Bc6 Rxf5
  51. 51.b4 Rf3+
  52. 52.Kb2 Raa3
  53. 53.b5 Rfc3
  54. 54.Rf2+ Kg6
  55. 55.Rxe7 Rab3+
  56. 56.Ka2 Ra3+
  57. 57.Kb1 Rxc4
  58. 58.Be4+ Kh5
  59. 59.Rb2 Kg4
  60. 60.b6 f5
  61. 61.b7

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