Hikaru Nakamura vs Peter Svidler

chess.com Speed 2021 · Sicilian, Closed · 0-1 in 40 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Peter Svidler
Result 0-1
Event chess.com Speed 2021
Site chess.com INT
Round 1.21
Date 2021.11.12
Opening Sicilian, Closed (B23)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/4b3/2k5/4p1p1/pp1pP2p/P2P1P1P/1Pr5/2BR2K1 w - - 0 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 d6
  3. 3.f4 g6
  4. 4.Nf3 Bg7
  5. 5.Bc4 Nc6
  6. 6.O-O e6
  7. 7.f5 Nge7
  8. 8.fxe6 Bxe6
  9. 9.Bxe6 fxe6
  10. 10.Ng5 Qd7
  11. 11.d3 h6
  12. 12.Nh3 O-O-O
  13. 13.Be3 g5
  14. 14.Qh5 Ne5
  15. 15.Nf2 Qe8
  16. 16.Qxe8 Rhxe8
  17. 17.Ne2 b6
  18. 18.Ng3 N7c6
  19. 19.Nh5 Bh8
  20. 20.Rae1 d5
  21. 21.a3 Kb7
  22. 22.h3 a5
  23. 23.Re2 a4
  24. 24.Rfe1 d4
  25. 25.Bc1 c4
  26. 26.Rd1 b5
  27. 27.Ng3 Rf8
  28. 28.Nf1 Bf6
  29. 29.Nh2 Be7
  30. 30.Nfg4 h5
  31. 31.Nxe5 Nxe5
  32. 32.Rf2 Rxf2
  33. 33.Kxf2 cxd3
  34. 34.cxd3 Rc8
  35. 35.Kf1 Rc2
  36. 36.Nf3 Nxf3
  37. 37.gxf3 e5
  38. 38.Kg1 h4
  39. 39.Kf1 Kc6
  40. 40.Kg1 b4

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