Hikaru Nakamura vs Peter Svidler

Titled Tuesday 23rd Feb · 2021 · Sicilian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 59 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Peter Svidler
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Titled Tuesday 23rd Feb
Site chess.com INT
Round 9
Date 2021.02.23
Opening Sicilian Defense (B53)
Moves 59
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Final Position

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

6k1/5pp1/1P6/K1qb4/3N1P2/4Q3/8/8 w - - 9 60

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Qxd4 Nc6
  5. 5.Bb5 Bd7
  6. 6.Bxc6 Bxc6
  7. 7.Nc3 Nf6
  8. 8.Bg5 e6
  9. 9.O-O-O Be7
  10. 10.Qd3 O-O
  11. 11.Nd4 Rc8
  12. 12.f4 Qa5
  13. 13.Kb1 Rfd8
  14. 14.g4 Be8
  15. 15.Bxf6 Bxf6
  16. 16.g5 Bxd4
  17. 17.Qxd4 b5
  18. 18.Ne2 b4
  19. 19.Ng3 Qc5
  20. 20.Qd2 a5
  21. 21.Rhe1 a4
  22. 22.Re3 d5
  23. 23.Rd3 Bb5
  24. 24.Rd4 b3
  25. 25.cxb3 axb3
  26. 26.axb3 Qa7
  27. 27.exd5 Ra8
  28. 28.Ne4 Qa2+
  29. 29.Kc2 Rdc8+
  30. 30.Nc3 Ra3
  31. 31.Rb4 Rxb3
  32. 32.Rxb3 Ba4
  33. 33.Kd3 Qxb3
  34. 34.Ra1 Bd7
  35. 35.Ke3 exd5
  36. 36.Kf2 Qb6+
  37. 37.Kg3 Be6
  38. 38.Ra3 d4
  39. 39.Ne2 h6
  40. 40.gxh6 Rd8
  41. 41.Rd3 Bf5
  42. 42.Rxd4 Qg6+
  43. 43.Kf2 Rxd4
  44. 44.Nxd4 Qxh6
  45. 45.Kg1 Be4
  46. 46.Qe3 Qg6+
  47. 47.Kf2 Qg2+
  48. 48.Ke1 Qh1+
  49. 49.Kd2 Qxh2+
  50. 50.Kc3 Qg2
  51. 51.b4 Bd5
  52. 52.b5 Qa2
  53. 53.Kb4 Qc4+
  54. 54.Ka5 Qc7+
  55. 55.b6 Qc5+
  56. 56.Ka6 Qc8+
  57. 57.Ka5 Qc5+
  58. 58.Ka6 Qc8+
  59. 59.Ka5 Qc5+

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