Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Hikaru Nakamura

FIDE World Cup 2015 · English Opening · 1-0 in 53 moves

The Game

White Ian Nepomniachtchi
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event FIDE World Cup 2015
Site Baku AZE
Round 3.6
Date 2015.09.19
Opening English Opening (A25)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2n5/1QPk4/8/3n2p1/4q2p/P6P/1B6/K2R4 b - - 2 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nc6
  3. 3.g3 Bc5
  4. 4.Bg2 d6
  5. 5.e3 a6
  6. 6.Nge2 Nge7
  7. 7.a3 h5
  8. 8.h3 Ba7
  9. 9.b4 h4
  10. 10.g4 f5
  11. 11.gxf5 Bxf5
  12. 12.Qb3 Qd7
  13. 13.Bb2 Rb8
  14. 14.O-O-O Bd3
  15. 15.Be4 Bxe4
  16. 16.Nxe4 Qf5
  17. 17.N2c3 b5
  18. 18.cxb5 axb5
  19. 19.d3 Kd7
  20. 20.Rdg1 g6
  21. 21.Rg5 Qe6
  22. 22.Qc2 d5
  23. 23.Nd2 Rhf8
  24. 24.Nd1 Rf5
  25. 25.Rg4 Rbf8
  26. 26.Rh2 g5
  27. 27.Nb3 Kc8
  28. 28.Nc5 Bxc5
  29. 29.Qxc5 d4
  30. 30.Qxb5 dxe3
  31. 31.Qa6+ Kd7
  32. 32.fxe3 Rf1
  33. 33.Rc4 Nd5
  34. 34.Re2 R8f3
  35. 35.b5 Nce7
  36. 36.Kd2 Nb6
  37. 37.Rc3 Qd5
  38. 38.Qa7 Nc4+
  39. 39.Kc2 Nc8
  40. 40.Qb8 e4
  41. 41.Rd2 Rxd1
  42. 42.Rxd1 Nxe3+
  43. 43.Kb1 Qd6
  44. 44.Rdc1 Nd5
  45. 45.Rc6 Qh2
  46. 46.R6c2 Qf4
  47. 47.dxe4 Qxe4
  48. 48.Ka1 Nce7
  49. 49.Qb7 Re3
  50. 50.b6 Re1
  51. 51.bxc7 Rxc1+
  52. 52.Rxc1 Nc8
  53. 53.Rd1

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