Hikaru Nakamura vs Richard Rapport

Sharjah Grand Prix 2017 · Chigorin Defense · 1-0 in 55 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Richard Rapport
Result 1-0
Event Sharjah Grand Prix 2017
Site Sharjah UAE
Round 3.4
Date 2017.02.20
Opening Chigorin Defense (D07)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/4r3/1p2P2p/8/B6p/3k4/8/4R2K b - - 2 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 Nc6
  3. 3.Nf3 Bg4
  4. 4.cxd5 Bxf3
  5. 5.gxf3 Qxd5
  6. 6.e3 e5
  7. 7.Nc3 Bb4
  8. 8.Bd2 Bxc3
  9. 9.bxc3 Qd7
  10. 10.Rb1 O-O-O
  11. 11.Bg2 Nge7
  12. 12.Qb3 b6
  13. 13.Qxf7 Rhf8
  14. 14.Qc4 Kb8
  15. 15.O-O g5
  16. 16.Rb5 Rf6
  17. 17.e4 h6
  18. 18.dxe5 Na5
  19. 19.Qe2 Rc6
  20. 20.Be3 Ng6
  21. 21.Rd5 Qe7
  22. 22.Rfd1 Rf8
  23. 23.Qb5 Qe6
  24. 24.Rd8+ Rxd8
  25. 25.Rxd8+ Kb7
  26. 26.Qd5 Nc4
  27. 27.Qxe6 Rxe6
  28. 28.Bh3 Rxe5
  29. 29.Bc8+ Kc6
  30. 30.Bd7+ Kb7
  31. 31.Bc8+ Kc6
  32. 32.Bd7+ Kb7
  33. 33.Bd4 Ra5
  34. 34.Bc8+ Kc6
  35. 35.Bd7+ Kb7
  36. 36.Bc8+ Kc6
  37. 37.Be6 Kb5
  38. 38.Bd7+ c6
  39. 39.Be8 Nf4
  40. 40.h4 Nd2
  41. 41.Kh2 gxh4
  42. 42.Be3 Nxf3+
  43. 43.Kh1 Nh3
  44. 44.Bh5 Nxf2+
  45. 45.Bxf2 Rxa2
  46. 46.Bxf3 Rxf2
  47. 47.Rd3 Kc4
  48. 48.Re3 Rd2
  49. 49.e5 Rd7
  50. 50.e6 Re7
  51. 51.Bxc6 a5
  52. 52.Re4+ Kxc3
  53. 53.Bb5 a4
  54. 54.Bxa4 Kd3
  55. 55.Re1

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