Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Sergey Karjakin

Tal Memorial Blitz 2014 · Queen's Gambit Accepted · 0-1 in 75 moves

The Game

White Ian Nepomniachtchi
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 0-1
Event Tal Memorial Blitz 2014
Site Sochi RUS
Round 21.2
Date 2014.11.14
Opening Queen's Gambit Accepted (D26)
Moves 75
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/1R5P/5bk1/5p2/5K1r/8/8/8 w - - 7 76

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.c4 dxc4
  4. 4.e3 e6
  5. 5.Bxc4 a6
  6. 6.Nc3 b5
  7. 7.Be2 Bb7
  8. 8.O-O Nbd7
  9. 9.b3 c5
  10. 10.Bb2 Be7
  11. 11.Qc2 Rc8
  12. 12.dxc5 Nxc5
  13. 13.Rad1 Qb6
  14. 14.Qb1 b4
  15. 15.Na4 Nxa4
  16. 16.bxa4 O-O
  17. 17.Bd4 Qa5
  18. 18.a3 Qxa4
  19. 19.axb4 Qxb4
  20. 20.Qa1 Qa3
  21. 21.Qxa3 Bxa3
  22. 22.Ra1 Be7
  23. 23.Bxa6 Bxa6
  24. 24.Rxa6 Ra8
  25. 25.Rfa1 Rxa6
  26. 26.Rxa6 Rc8
  27. 27.g3 Kf8
  28. 28.Ne5 Ke8
  29. 29.Kg2 Nd5
  30. 30.Ra7 f6
  31. 31.Nd3 e5
  32. 32.e4 exd4
  33. 33.exd5 Rc3
  34. 34.Ra8+ Kd7
  35. 35.Ra7+ Kd6
  36. 36.Nf4 d3
  37. 37.Kf3 g5
  38. 38.Ng2 Rc1
  39. 39.Ne3 g4+
  40. 40.Kxg4 d2
  41. 41.Ra6+ Kd7
  42. 42.Ra7+ Ke8
  43. 43.Ra8+ Kf7
  44. 44.Ra7 d1=Q+
  45. 45.Nxd1 Rxd1
  46. 46.Ra5 Kg6
  47. 47.h4 h5+
  48. 48.Kf3 Bd6
  49. 49.Ke3 Bc7
  50. 50.Rb5 Be5
  51. 51.Ke2 Rd4
  52. 52.Ke3 Ra4
  53. 53.Kd3 Kf5
  54. 54.d6 Ke6
  55. 55.f4 Bxd6
  56. 56.Rxh5 Ra3+
  57. 57.Ke4 f5+
  58. 58.Kd4 Be7
  59. 59.Rh7 Rxg3
  60. 60.h5 Bf6+
  61. 61.Kc4 Rg4
  62. 62.Kd3 Rxf4
  63. 63.Ke3 Rh4
  64. 64.Kf3 Ke5
  65. 65.Kg3 Rg4+
  66. 66.Kf3 Rh4
  67. 67.Kg3 Ra4
  68. 68.Rb7 Ra3+
  69. 69.Kg2 Kf4
  70. 70.h6 Rg3+
  71. 71.Kf1 Rh3
  72. 72.h7 Kg5
  73. 73.Kg2 Rh6
  74. 74.Kf3 Kg6
  75. 75.Kf4 Rh4+

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