Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Sergey Karjakin

World Blitz 2016 · Irregular Opening · 0-1 in 73 moves

The Game

White Ian Nepomniachtchi
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 0-1
Event World Blitz 2016
Site Doha QAT
Round 11.2
Date 2016.12.29
Opening Irregular Opening (A00)
Moves 73
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/1R6/8/6p1/k1r3P1/5K2/p7/8 w - - 0 74

All The Moves

  1. 1.g3 e5
  2. 2.Bg2 d5
  3. 3.c4 Nf6
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.Nc3 Nb6
  6. 6.d3 Be7
  7. 7.Be3 O-O
  8. 8.Rc1 Re8
  9. 9.Nf3 Nc6
  10. 10.O-O Bf8
  11. 11.a3 Nd4
  12. 12.Ne4 c6
  13. 13.Bg5 f6
  14. 14.Nxd4 exd4
  15. 15.Bd2 Be6
  16. 16.Re1 Bd5
  17. 17.Qc2 Qd7
  18. 18.b4 Rad8
  19. 19.Qb2 Na4
  20. 20.Qc2 b5
  21. 21.e3 dxe3
  22. 22.Bxe3 Rc8
  23. 23.d4 Nb6
  24. 24.Nc5 Qf7
  25. 25.a4 Bxg2
  26. 26.Kxg2 Nxa4
  27. 27.Nxa4 bxa4
  28. 28.Qxa4 Qb7
  29. 29.Kg1 Bxb4
  30. 30.Rb1 a5
  31. 31.Rec1 Qb5
  32. 32.Qd1 Qd5
  33. 33.Bd2 Bxd2
  34. 34.Qxd2 Rb8
  35. 35.Ra1 Rb5
  36. 36.Qc3 Rc8
  37. 37.Re1 c5
  38. 38.dxc5 Rbxc5
  39. 39.Qe3 h6
  40. 40.h4 Kh7
  41. 41.Ra3 Qf5
  42. 42.Rea1 Re5
  43. 43.Qd3 Qxd3
  44. 44.Rxd3 Rc7
  45. 45.Ra4 Ra7
  46. 46.Kg2 h5
  47. 47.Rdd4 Kg6
  48. 48.Rdc4 Kf5
  49. 49.Kf3 Rb5
  50. 50.Rf4+ Ke6
  51. 51.Rfe4+ Kd6
  52. 52.Red4+ Kc6
  53. 53.Ra1 Rb3+
  54. 54.Kf4 Rb5
  55. 55.f3 Rc5
  56. 56.g4 hxg4
  57. 57.fxg4 Rb7
  58. 58.Raa4 g5+
  59. 59.hxg5 fxg5+
  60. 60.Ke4 Rf7
  61. 61.Ke3 Re7+
  62. 62.Kd2 Rd7
  63. 63.Rxd7 Kxd7
  64. 64.Re4 Kc6
  65. 65.Kd3 Kb5
  66. 66.Re1 a4
  67. 67.Rb1+ Ka5
  68. 68.Kd4 Rc8
  69. 69.Rb7 a3
  70. 70.Rg7 Kb4
  71. 71.Rb7+ Ka4
  72. 72.Ke3 Rc4
  73. 73.Kf3 a2

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