Hikaru Nakamura vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

Chess.com Classic Winners · 2025 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Chess.com Classic Winners
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.1
Date 2025.05.21
Opening English Opening (A15)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

5rk1/5Rpp/p2N4/8/1p2P1n1/1P5q/4Q3/2R4K w - - 8 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.e3 d5
  4. 4.b3 Be7
  5. 5.Bb2 O-O
  6. 6.Nc3 c5
  7. 7.cxd5 exd5
  8. 8.Rc1 d4
  9. 9.Na4 Qa5
  10. 10.a3 dxe3
  11. 11.fxe3 Nbd7
  12. 12.Nc3 a6
  13. 13.Bd3 b5
  14. 14.O-O Bb7
  15. 15.Qe1 Qc7
  16. 16.Ne2 Rad8
  17. 17.Bb1 Be4
  18. 18.Bxe4 Nxe4
  19. 19.d3 Bf6
  20. 20.Bd4 Qb7
  21. 21.Bxf6 Nexf6
  22. 22.e4 Rfe8
  23. 23.Ng3 Nf8
  24. 24.Qc3 Ne6
  25. 25.Kh1 b4
  26. 26.axb4 cxb4
  27. 27.Qc2 Qb6
  28. 28.Nd2 Nd4
  29. 29.Qa2 Ng4
  30. 30.Nc4 Qh6
  31. 31.h3 Qh4
  32. 32.Nf5 Nxf5
  33. 33.Rxf5 Rxd3
  34. 34.Qe2 Rg3
  35. 35.Nd6 Rf8
  36. 36.Rxf7 Rxh3+
  37. 37.gxh3 Qxh3+
  38. 38.Kg1 Qg3+
  39. 39.Kh1 Qh3+
  40. 40.Kg1 Qg3+
  41. 41.Kh1 Qh3+

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