Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Hikaru Nakamura

Cote d'Ivoire Rapid 2019 · English Opening · 0-1 in 40 moves

The Game

White Ian Nepomniachtchi
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event Cote d'Ivoire Rapid 2019
Site Abidjan CIV
Round 9.3
Date 2019.05.10
Opening English Opening (A29)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/2R3pk/5P1p/8/P3p1P1/3bP2K/r3n1BP/2q2N2 w - - 0 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4.g3 d5
  5. 5.cxd5 Nxd5
  6. 6.Bg2 Nb6
  7. 7.O-O Be7
  8. 8.a3 O-O
  9. 9.d3 Be6
  10. 10.b4 a5
  11. 11.b5 Nd4
  12. 12.Nd2 Qc8
  13. 13.e3 Nf5
  14. 14.a4 Rd8
  15. 15.Qc2 c6
  16. 16.bxc6 bxc6
  17. 17.Ba3 Qd7
  18. 18.Rfb1 Qxd3
  19. 19.Qxd3 Rxd3
  20. 20.Rxb6 Rxc3
  21. 21.Bxe7 Nxe7
  22. 22.Rab1 h6
  23. 23.Rb8+ Rxb8
  24. 24.Rxb8+ Kh7
  25. 25.Ra8 Rc1+
  26. 26.Nf1 Rc5
  27. 27.Nd2 Nd5
  28. 28.Ra7 Rc1+
  29. 29.Nf1 Nc3
  30. 30.Rxa5 e4
  31. 31.f4 Bc4
  32. 32.g4 Bd3
  33. 33.Kf2 Rc2+
  34. 34.Kg3 c5
  35. 35.Ra7 c4
  36. 36.Rxf7 Ne2+
  37. 37.Kh3 c3
  38. 38.Rc7 Ra2
  39. 39.f5 c2
  40. 40.f6 c1=Q

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