Hikaru Nakamura vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

Chess.com Classic Winners · 2025 · Réti Opening · 1-0 in 68 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1-0
Event Chess.com Classic Winners
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.5
Date 2025.05.21
Opening Réti Opening (A05)
Moves 68
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2QR4/8/6k1/8/P2B2pp/6p1/6K1/4r3 b - - 0 68

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.g3 d5
  3. 3.Bg2 e6
  4. 4.d3 Be7
  5. 5.Nbd2 Nc6
  6. 6.O-O O-O
  7. 7.d4 a5
  8. 8.c3 a4
  9. 9.Qc2 b6
  10. 10.e4 dxe4
  11. 11.Nxe4 Bb7
  12. 12.Nfg5 g6
  13. 13.Nxf6+ Bxf6
  14. 14.Ne4 Bg7
  15. 15.Bg5 f6
  16. 16.Be3 Qd7
  17. 17.Rad1 f5
  18. 18.Ng5 Na5
  19. 19.Bxb7 Nxb7
  20. 20.c4 h6
  21. 21.Nf3 Kh7
  22. 22.Rfe1 Nd6
  23. 23.Ne5 Qe8
  24. 24.Bf4 g5
  25. 25.Bc1 Kg8
  26. 26.f3 Qh5
  27. 27.Qe2 Rfe8
  28. 28.Nc6 Nf7
  29. 29.Be3 Qg6
  30. 30.f4 Kh7
  31. 31.Kh1 Kg8
  32. 32.Qf3 Nd6
  33. 33.Ne7+ Rxe7
  34. 34.Qxa8+ Kh7
  35. 35.Qxa4 Ne4
  36. 36.Qc2 Qh5
  37. 37.Kg1 Qg6
  38. 38.b4 Rd7
  39. 39.d5 e5
  40. 40.fxe5 Bxe5
  41. 41.c5 bxc5
  42. 42.bxc5 Rf7
  43. 43.Bd4 Bxg3
  44. 44.hxg3 Nxg3
  45. 45.Re3 Ne4
  46. 46.Rf1 Re7
  47. 47.d6 cxd6
  48. 48.c6 Qh5
  49. 49.Qh2 Qf7
  50. 50.Rh3 Qe6
  51. 51.Rc1 Rc7
  52. 52.Bb6 Rc8
  53. 53.c7 d5
  54. 54.Bd4 f4
  55. 55.Rb3 Qg4+
  56. 56.Qg2 Qd7
  57. 57.Qh3 g4
  58. 58.Qh5 Ng3
  59. 59.Rxg3 fxg3
  60. 60.Qe5 Qf7
  61. 61.Rf1 Qd7
  62. 62.a4 Re8
  63. 63.Qf5+ Qxf5
  64. 64.Rxf5 Kg6
  65. 65.Rxd5 h5
  66. 66.Rd8 Re1+
  67. 67.Kg2 h4
  68. 68.c8=Q

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