Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Hikaru Nakamura

The Game

White	Ian Nepomniachtchi
Black	Hikaru Nakamura
Result	1-0
Event	FIDE World Cup 2015
Site	Baku AZE
Round	3.7
Date	2015.09.19
Opening	English Opening (A16)
Moves	74

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6Q1/R4P2/8/8/3B4/K2kP3/2r5/5r2 b - - 2 74

All The Moves

1. 1.c4 Nf6
2. 2.Nc3 g6
3. 3.g3 Bg7
4. 4.Bg2 d6
5. 5.Nf3 O-O
6. 6.O-O Nc6
7. 7.Rb1 e5
8. 8.b4 Be6
9. 9.d3 h6
10. 10.b5 Ne7
11. 11.a4 Qd7
12. 12.Ba3 Rfe8
13. 13.Nd2 Rab8
14. 14.a5 b6
15. 15.Nde4 Nh7
16. 16.axb6 axb6
17. 17.Bb2 f5
18. 18.Nd2 Nf6
19. 19.Ra1 d5
20. 20.cxd5 Nexd5
21. 21.Nxd5 Bxd5
22. 22.Bxd5+ Qxd5
23. 23.Qb3 Qxb3
24. 24.Nxb3 e4
25. 25.dxe4 Rxe4
26. 26.Nd4 Ne8
27. 27.e3 Nd6
28. 28.Rab1 Nc4
29. 29.Rfc1 Nd2
30. 30.Ra1 Bxd4
31. 31.Bxd4 Nb3
32. 32.Rxc7 Nxa1
33. 33.Bxa1 Ra8
34. 34.Bd4 Re6
35. 35.Rg7+ Kf8
36. 36.Rh7 Ra5
37. 37.Rxh6 Rxb5
38. 38.h4 Kf7
39. 39.Rh7+ Ke8
40. 40.Kg2 Kd8
41. 41.h5 gxh5
42. 42.Rxh5 Kd7
43. 43.g4 Rg6
44. 44.g5 Ke6
45. 45.Rh6 Kf7
46. 46.Rh7+ Kg8
47. 47.Rh8+ Kf7
48. 48.f4 Rb1
49. 49.Rc8 b5
50. 50.Rc5 Ra6
51. 51.Rxf5+ Kg6
52. 52.Rd5 b4
53. 53.Kf3 Rf1+
54. 54.Ke4 Re6+
55. 55.Kd3 b3
56. 56.Rb5 Kh5
57. 57.Rxb3 Rd1+
58. 58.Kc4 Kg4
59. 59.Kd5 Re8
60. 60.g6 Kf5
61. 61.g7 Rd8+
62. 62.Kc4 Ke4
63. 63.Rb5 Rc8+
64. 64.Rc5 Rc1+
65. 65.Kb3 Rb8+
66. 66.Ka2 Rg1
67. 67.f5 Kd3
68. 68.Rc3+ Ke4
69. 69.f6 Rf1
70. 70.Rc7 Ra8+
71. 71.Ra7 Rc8
72. 72.f7 Kd3
73. 73.g8=Q Rc2+
74. 74.Ka3

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