Hikaru Nakamura vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

The Game

White	Hikaru Nakamura
Black	Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result	1-0
Event	Saint Louis Blitz 2024
Site	Saint Louis USA
Round	12.4
Date	2024.08.16
Opening	Sicilian Defense (B21)
Moves	39

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/p7/7p/2P5/5PQ1/4K3/P6k/6n1 w - - 0 40

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 c5
2. 2.f4 d5
3. 3.Bb5+ Bd7
4. 4.Bxd7+ Qxd7
5. 5.d3 Nc6
6. 6.Nf3 dxe4
7. 7.dxe4 Qxd1+
8. 8.Kxd1 Nf6
9. 9.Nbd2 g6
10. 10.c3 Bh6
11. 11.g3 e5
12. 12.Re1 exf4
13. 13.Nc4 O-O-O+
14. 14.Kc2 Ne8
15. 15.Bxf4 Bxf4
16. 16.gxf4 Nd6
17. 17.Nxd6+ Rxd6
18. 18.Rad1 Rxd1
19. 19.Rxd1 f6
20. 20.Rd5 Re8
21. 21.Nd2 c4
22. 22.Rd6 f5
23. 23.Nxc4 Rxe4
24. 24.Rxc6+ bxc6
25. 25.Nd6+ Kd7
26. 26.Nxe4 fxe4
27. 27.Kd2 Ke6
28. 28.Ke3 Kf5
29. 29.b4 h6
30. 30.h4 Kg4
31. 31.c4 Kxh4
32. 32.c5 g5
33. 33.b5 g4
34. 34.bxc6 g3
35. 35.c7 g2
36. 36.Kf2 Kh3
37. 37.c8=Q+ Kh2
38. 38.Qg4 e3+
39. 39.Kxe3 g1=N

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