Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com Speed 2019 · 2020 · Italian Game · 1-0 in 42 moves

The Game

White Ian Nepomniachtchi
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 2019
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.14
Date 2020.01.05
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/b3k1p1/P1p5/7p/1P2Qp2/5P1P/3pq1P1/3R3K b - - 5 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.O-O Nf6
  5. 5.d3 d6
  6. 6.c3 h6
  7. 7.Re1 O-O
  8. 8.h3 a5
  9. 9.Nbd2 Bb6
  10. 10.Bb5 Be6
  11. 11.Nc4 Ba7
  12. 12.d4 exd4
  13. 13.cxd4 d5
  14. 14.Bxc6 bxc6
  15. 15.Nxa5 dxe4
  16. 16.Nxc6 Qe8
  17. 17.Nfe5 Bb6
  18. 18.a4 Nd5
  19. 19.Qc2 f6
  20. 20.Ng4 h5
  21. 21.Ne3 f5
  22. 22.Bd2 f4
  23. 23.Nxd5 Bxd5
  24. 24.Nb4 c6
  25. 25.a5 Bxd4
  26. 26.Bc3 Ba7
  27. 27.a6 Qg6
  28. 28.Kh1 Rae8
  29. 29.Rg1 Rf5
  30. 30.Rad1 Qf7
  31. 31.Nxd5 Rxd5
  32. 32.Qe2 e3
  33. 33.f3 Red8
  34. 34.Ra1 Rd2
  35. 35.Bxd2 Rxd2
  36. 36.Qe1 Qd5
  37. 37.Rd1 Kf7
  38. 38.b4 Qd3
  39. 39.Rxd2 exd2
  40. 40.Qb1 Qe2
  41. 41.Rd1 Ke7
  42. 42.Qe4+

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