Hikaru Nakamura vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

chess.com SpeedChess 2024 · Scandinavian Defense · 1-0 in 52 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1-0
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2024
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.23
Date 2024.08.09
Opening Scandinavian Defense (B01)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/3k2p1/5p2/2K2P1p/2P4P/5P2/8 b - - 0 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 d5
  2. 2.exd5 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nxd5
  4. 4.Bc4 e6
  5. 5.d4 Be7
  6. 6.Nf3 O-O
  7. 7.O-O Nc6
  8. 8.Re1 h6
  9. 9.Nxd5 exd5
  10. 10.Bd3 Bd6
  11. 11.c3 Bg4
  12. 12.h3 Bh5
  13. 13.Be3 a6
  14. 14.Be2 Qf6
  15. 15.Nd2 Bxe2
  16. 16.Qxe2 Rae8
  17. 17.Qf3 Qg6
  18. 18.Qxd5 Ne7
  19. 19.Qf3 Nf5
  20. 20.Qg4 Qe6
  21. 21.Nf3 Qd5
  22. 22.Bd2 g6
  23. 23.Nh4 h5
  24. 24.Qf3 Qxf3
  25. 25.Nxf3 b5
  26. 26.a4 Rxe1+
  27. 27.Bxe1 Rb8
  28. 28.axb5 axb5
  29. 29.Kf1 Ne7
  30. 30.Ke2 Nd5
  31. 31.g3 Nb6
  32. 32.Kd3 c5
  33. 33.Bd2 c4+
  34. 34.Kc2 Nd5
  35. 35.Ra5 Kf8
  36. 36.Ng5 Ke7
  37. 37.Ne4 f5
  38. 38.Ra7+ Bc7
  39. 39.Nc5 Kd6
  40. 40.Na6 Rc8
  41. 41.Nxc7 Rxc7
  42. 42.Bf4+ Nxf4
  43. 43.Rxc7 Kxc7
  44. 44.gxf4 h4
  45. 45.b3 Kc6
  46. 46.bxc4 bxc4
  47. 47.Kb2 Kb5
  48. 48.Ka3 Ka5
  49. 49.d5 Kb5
  50. 50.d6 Kc6
  51. 51.Kb4 Kxd6
  52. 52.Kxc4

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