Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Hikaru Nakamura

FIDE World Cup 2015 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 55 moves

The Game

White Ian Nepomniachtchi
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE World Cup 2015
Site Baku AZE
Round 3.4
Date 2015.09.19
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 55
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Final Position

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

3k4/8/1p1Np2p/1P2Pp1b/5P2/4K3/7P/8 w - - 21 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.c4 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bf4 O-O
  6. 6.e3 b6
  7. 7.Qc2 Bb7
  8. 8.cxd5 Nxd5
  9. 9.Nxd5 Qxd5
  10. 10.Bd3 h6
  11. 11.e4 Qa5+
  12. 12.Bd2 Bb4
  13. 13.Rc1 c5
  14. 14.dxc5 Nd7
  15. 15.c6 Rac8
  16. 16.Bxb4 Qxb4+
  17. 17.Qd2 Qxd2+
  18. 18.Kxd2 Bxc6
  19. 19.Nd4 Bb7
  20. 20.f3 Rfd8
  21. 21.Ke3 Nc5
  22. 22.Be2 Na4
  23. 23.Rxc8 Rxc8
  24. 24.Rb1 a6
  25. 25.Bd1 Nc5
  26. 26.Rc1 Kf8
  27. 27.f4 Rd8
  28. 28.Bf3 a5
  29. 29.Rc3 Ke7
  30. 30.a3 g5
  31. 31.g3 gxf4+
  32. 32.gxf4 Rg8
  33. 33.b4 axb4
  34. 34.axb4 Na6
  35. 35.Be2 Rc8
  36. 36.Rxc8 Bxc8
  37. 37.Nc6+ Kd6
  38. 38.Ne5 f5
  39. 39.Nc4+ Kc7
  40. 40.b5 Nc5
  41. 41.e5 Ne4
  42. 42.Bf3 Nc3
  43. 43.Nd6 Bd7
  44. 44.Be2 Nxe2
  45. 45.Kxe2 Kd8
  46. 46.Kf2 Be8
  47. 47.Kg3 Bh5
  48. 48.Kh4 Be2
  49. 49.Kg3 Bh5
  50. 50.Kf2 Kc7
  51. 51.Ke3 Kd8
  52. 52.Nc4 Kc7
  53. 53.Kd4 Be8
  54. 54.Nd6 Bh5
  55. 55.Ke3 Kd8

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