Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Hikaru Nakamura

FIDE World Cup 2015 · English Opening · 0-1 in 56 moves

The Game

White Ian Nepomniachtchi
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event FIDE World Cup 2015
Site Baku AZE
Round 3.9
Date 2015.09.19
Opening English Opening (A16)
Moves 56
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/8/2pR4/2P1Pr2/4n1k1/5p2/4N1K1 w - - 0 57

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.Nd2 Qc8
  11. 11.b5 Ne7
  12. 12.a4 Bh3
  13. 13.Bb2 Bxg2
  14. 14.Kxg2 Kh7
  15. 15.Nf3 c5
  16. 16.bxc6 Qxc6
  17. 17.Qb3 g5
  18. 18.e4 Nd7
  19. 19.Ba3 b6
  20. 20.Qb5 Nc5
  21. 21.Rfd1 f5
  22. 22.Bxc5 dxc5
  23. 23.a5 Qf6
  24. 24.Ne1 f4
  25. 25.Rd2 Nc6
  26. 26.Nd5 Qd6
  27. 27.axb6 axb6
  28. 28.Qb2 Rab8
  29. 29.f3 h5
  30. 30.Nc2 g4
  31. 31.Rf1 Qg6
  32. 32.Rdf2 Rf7
  33. 33.Qc1 Bh6
  34. 34.Qd1 Rg8
  35. 35.fxg4 hxg4
  36. 36.gxf4 g3
  37. 37.hxg3 Qxg3+
  38. 38.Kh1 Rg4
  39. 39.Rh2 Rh4
  40. 40.Qe2 Rxh2+
  41. 41.Qxh2 Qxd3
  42. 42.Re1 exf4
  43. 43.Qh5 Ne5
  44. 44.Rg1 Qf3+
  45. 45.Qxf3 Nxf3
  46. 46.Rd1 Ne5
  47. 47.Nxb6 f3
  48. 48.Kg1 Ng4
  49. 49.Nd5 Bf4
  50. 50.Nxf4 Rxf4
  51. 51.Rd7+ Kg6
  52. 52.Rd6+ Kg5
  53. 53.Rd5+ Kh4
  54. 54.Kf1 Kg3
  55. 55.Ne1 Ne3+
  56. 56.Kg1 f2+

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