Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Sergey Karjakin

chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2017 · Grünfeld Defense · 0-1 in 36 moves

The Game

White Ian Nepomniachtchi
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 0-1
Event chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2017
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.28
Date 2017.10.24
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D90)
Moves 36
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

2Rnk3/7R/p1P3p1/4p3/4b1P1/8/P5P1/5q1K w - - 3 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 g6
  3. 3.c4 Bg7
  4. 4.Nc3 d5
  5. 5.cxd5 Nxd5
  6. 6.Bg5 Nxc3
  7. 7.bxc3 c5
  8. 8.e3 Qa5
  9. 9.Qd2 Nc6
  10. 10.Rb1 a6
  11. 11.Be2 O-O
  12. 12.h4 e5
  13. 13.dxc5 h6
  14. 14.h5 Bf5
  15. 15.Rxb7 hxg5
  16. 16.h6 Rad8
  17. 17.hxg7 Rxd2
  18. 18.gxf8=Q+ Kxf8
  19. 19.Nxd2 Qxc3
  20. 20.Rh7 Qc1+
  21. 21.Bd1 Bc2
  22. 22.Rhxf7+ Ke8
  23. 23.f3 Qxd1+
  24. 24.Kf2 Qxd2+
  25. 25.Kg3 Qe1+
  26. 26.Kh2 Qh4+
  27. 27.Kg1 Qe1+
  28. 28.Kh2 g4
  29. 29.fxg4 Qxe3
  30. 30.Rh7 Qf4+
  31. 31.Kh1 Qf1+
  32. 32.Kh2 Qf4+
  33. 33.Kh1 Qf8
  34. 34.Rbc7 Nd8
  35. 35.c6 Be4
  36. 36.Rc8 Qf1+

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