Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Hikaru Nakamura

Carlsen Inv Prelim · 2020 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 68 moves

The Game

White Ian Nepomniachtchi
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Carlsen Inv Prelim
Site chess24.com INT
Round 4.2
Date 2020.04.25
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 68
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/8/2p1p3/2P5/2KP4/7p/5k2/5N2 w - - 16 69

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bf4 O-O
  6. 6.e3 Nbd7
  7. 7.c5 c6
  8. 8.h3 b6
  9. 9.b4 a5
  10. 10.a3 h6
  11. 11.Qc1 Bb7
  12. 12.Bd3 Qc8
  13. 13.O-O Ba6
  14. 14.Bxa6 Rxa6
  15. 15.Qc2 Qb7
  16. 16.Rab1 axb4
  17. 17.axb4 Rfa8
  18. 18.Rfc1 b5
  19. 19.Qb2 Ne4
  20. 20.Ra1 Qa7
  21. 21.Rxa6 Qxa6
  22. 22.Nxe4 dxe4
  23. 23.Nd2 f5
  24. 24.Nb3 Nf6
  25. 25.Bd6 Bd8
  26. 26.Ra1 Qb7
  27. 27.Ra3 Ra4
  28. 28.Qa2 Qa7
  29. 29.Rxa4 Qxa4
  30. 30.Qxa4 bxa4
  31. 31.Nc1 Nd5
  32. 32.Na2 g5
  33. 33.g3 Kf7
  34. 34.Kf1 Bc7
  35. 35.Bxc7 Nxc7
  36. 36.Ke2 Nd5
  37. 37.Kd2 h5
  38. 38.Nc3 a3
  39. 39.Kc2 Nxb4+
  40. 40.Kb3 Nd3
  41. 41.Nd1 h4
  42. 42.gxh4 gxh4
  43. 43.Kxa3 Ke7
  44. 44.Kb3 Ne1
  45. 45.Nc3 Nd3
  46. 46.Nd1 f4
  47. 47.exf4 Nxf4
  48. 48.Nc3 Nxh3
  49. 49.Nxe4 Nf4
  50. 50.Kc2 h3
  51. 51.Ng3 Kf6
  52. 52.Kd2 Kg5
  53. 53.Ke3 Kg4
  54. 54.Nf1 Nd5+
  55. 55.Ke4 Nc3+
  56. 56.Ke3 Nd1+
  57. 57.Ke2 Nb2
  58. 58.Ke3 Nc4+
  59. 59.Kd3 Kf3
  60. 60.Kxc4 Kxf2
  61. 61.Nh2 Kg2
  62. 62.Ng4 Kg3
  63. 63.Ne3 Kf3
  64. 64.Nf1 Kf2
  65. 65.Nh2 Kg2
  66. 66.Ng4 Kg3
  67. 67.Ne3 Kf3
  68. 68.Nf1 Kf2

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