Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Sergey Karjakin

67th ch-RUS 2014 · Bird's Opening · 1-0 in 40 moves

The Game

White Ian Nepomniachtchi
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1-0
Event 67th ch-RUS 2014
Site Kazan RUS
Round 2.2
Date 2014.11.29
Opening Bird's Opening (A03)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5rk1/2R2p1p/5Bp1/8/2p2P2/5KP1/7r/5B2 b - - 1 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.f4 d5
  2. 2.Nf3 g6
  3. 3.g3 Bg7
  4. 4.Bg2 c6
  5. 5.Nc3 Nh6
  6. 6.d3 d4
  7. 7.Ne4 Nd7
  8. 8.c3 Nf5
  9. 9.cxd4 Nxd4
  10. 10.Nxd4 Bxd4
  11. 11.e3 Bg7
  12. 12.d4 O-O
  13. 13.O-O Nb6
  14. 14.Nc5 Nd5
  15. 15.Qa4 Nc7
  16. 16.Rf2 Ne6
  17. 17.Nd3 Bd7
  18. 18.Qa3 Nc7
  19. 19.Nc5 Nb5
  20. 20.Qa4 Rb8
  21. 21.Bd2 b6
  22. 22.Nxd7 Qxd7
  23. 23.Rc1 Rfc8
  24. 24.b4 Nxd4
  25. 25.exd4 Bxd4
  26. 26.Bc3 Be3
  27. 27.Re1 Qd3
  28. 28.Be5 Ra8
  29. 29.Qb3 Bxf2+
  30. 30.Kxf2 Qxb3
  31. 31.axb3 b5
  32. 32.Bd4 a5
  33. 33.bxa5 Rxa5
  34. 34.Rxe7 c5
  35. 35.Bf6 Ra2+
  36. 36.Kf3 c4
  37. 37.Bh3 Rf8
  38. 38.bxc4 bxc4
  39. 39.Rc7 Rxh2
  40. 40.Bf1

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