Hikaru Nakamura vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

chess.com SpeedChess 2024 · King's Indian Attack · 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 2.11
Date 2024.08.09
Opening King's Indian Attack (A07)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/4p3/2P5/3kP3/p4PK1/r7/8/2R5 b - - 2 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.g3 g6
  3. 3.d4 Nf6
  4. 4.Bg2 Bg7
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.a4 a5
  7. 7.c3 c6
  8. 8.Nbd2 Nbd7
  9. 9.Re1 Re8
  10. 10.e4 dxe4
  11. 11.Nxe4 Nxe4
  12. 12.Rxe4 Nf6
  13. 13.Re1 Be6
  14. 14.Rxe6 fxe6
  15. 15.Qe2 h6
  16. 16.Bh3 Kh7
  17. 17.Bxe6 Rf8
  18. 18.Bb3 Nd5
  19. 19.Bc2 Qd6
  20. 20.Ne5 Bxe5
  21. 21.dxe5 Qe6
  22. 22.Qh5 Rf5
  23. 23.Bxf5 Qxf5
  24. 24.Qxh6+ Kg8
  25. 25.Qg5 Qe4
  26. 26.Bd2 Rf8
  27. 27.Re1 Qc2
  28. 28.h4 Kf7
  29. 29.h5 gxh5
  30. 30.Qxh5+ Ke6
  31. 31.Qh6+ Kf7
  32. 32.Qh5+ Ke6
  33. 33.Qg4+ Qf5
  34. 34.Qxf5+ Kxf5
  35. 35.f3 b5
  36. 36.axb5 cxb5
  37. 37.Re4 Ke6
  38. 38.Kg2 Nb6
  39. 39.b3 Ra8
  40. 40.Bc1 a4
  41. 41.bxa4 bxa4
  42. 42.Ba3 Nd5
  43. 43.c4 Nc3
  44. 44.Re3 Nb1
  45. 45.f4 Nd2
  46. 46.Rc3 Rb8
  47. 47.c5 Ne4
  48. 48.Rc4 Nxg3
  49. 49.Kxg3 Rb3+
  50. 50.Kg4 Rxa3
  51. 51.c6 Kd5
  52. 52.Rc1

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