Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Hikaru Nakamura

World Rapid 2018 · English Opening · 1-0 in 48 moves

The Game

White Ian Nepomniachtchi
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event World Rapid 2018
Site St Petersburg RUS
Round 4.3
Date 2018.12.26
Opening English Opening (A17)
Moves 48
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5kR1/p3b3/Pp2Qp2/1Pp2P2/2P1q2r/1KB5/8 b - - 25 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.e3 Be7
  5. 5.b3 c5
  6. 6.cxd5 Nxd5
  7. 7.Bb2 Nxc3
  8. 8.Bxc3 O-O
  9. 9.h4 Bf6
  10. 10.Qc2 Bxc3
  11. 11.dxc3 Nc6
  12. 12.Bd3 f5
  13. 13.O-O-O Qa5
  14. 14.e4 b5
  15. 15.exf5 exf5
  16. 16.Rhe1 Rb8
  17. 17.Ne5 Nxe5
  18. 18.Rxe5 Qc7
  19. 19.Qe2 a6
  20. 20.Bc2 c4
  21. 21.Kb2 Qc6
  22. 22.f4 Rb6
  23. 23.b4 Qf6
  24. 24.g3 Re6
  25. 25.Rdd5 Rfe8
  26. 26.Rxe6 Rxe6
  27. 27.Qd2 Re8
  28. 28.a4 Be6
  29. 29.Re5 Rd8
  30. 30.Qe3 Bd7
  31. 31.a5 g6
  32. 32.h5 Qd6
  33. 33.hxg6 hxg6
  34. 34.g4 Rf8
  35. 35.gxf5 gxf5
  36. 36.Qg3+ Kf7
  37. 37.Qf3 Rh8
  38. 38.Rd5 Qe7
  39. 39.Qf2 Be6
  40. 40.Re5 Qd7
  41. 41.Re1 Rh6
  42. 42.Rd1 Qb7
  43. 43.Rd2 Rh3
  44. 44.Qc5 Qf3
  45. 45.Qc7+ Kg6
  46. 46.Qe5 Qe3
  47. 47.Rg2+ Kf7
  48. 48.Rg7+

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