Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Arjun Erigaisi

chess.com SpeedChess 2023 · Sicilian, Dragon · 1/2-1/2 in 49 moves

The Game

White Ian Nepomniachtchi
Black Arjun Erigaisi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 1.11
Date 2023.09.14
Opening Sicilian, Dragon (B76)
Moves 49
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Final Position

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

8/k1K5/8/5B2/8/8/8/8 b - - 0 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 g6
  6. 6.Be3 Bg7
  7. 7.f3 Nc6
  8. 8.Qd2 O-O
  9. 9.O-O-O d5
  10. 10.Nxc6 bxc6
  11. 11.Bh6 Bxh6
  12. 12.Qxh6 Rb8
  13. 13.e5 Nd7
  14. 14.h4 Nxe5
  15. 15.h5 Bf5
  16. 16.g4 f6
  17. 17.Qe3 Bd7
  18. 18.hxg6 Qb6
  19. 19.Qxb6 axb6
  20. 20.gxh7+ Kg7
  21. 21.Be2 Rh8
  22. 22.a4 Rxh7
  23. 23.Rxh7+ Kxh7
  24. 24.Kd2 Kg7
  25. 25.Rh1 d4
  26. 26.Ne4 c5
  27. 27.Ng3 Rh8
  28. 28.Nf5+ Bxf5
  29. 29.Rxh8 Kxh8
  30. 30.gxf5 Kg7
  31. 31.c3 dxc3+
  32. 32.Kxc3 Kf8
  33. 33.Bd1 Ke8
  34. 34.f4 Nc6
  35. 35.Kc4 Kd7
  36. 36.Bf3 Nd4
  37. 37.Be4 Ne2
  38. 38.a5 bxa5
  39. 39.Kxc5 Nxf4
  40. 40.Kb5 e6
  41. 41.Kxa5 exf5
  42. 42.Bxf5+ Kc7
  43. 43.b4 Kb8
  44. 44.b5 Nd5
  45. 45.b6 Nxb6
  46. 46.Kxb6 Ka8
  47. 47.Kc7 Ka7
  48. 48.Bd3 f5
  49. 49.Bxf5

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