Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Hikaru Nakamura

Online Nations Cup Prelim · 2020 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 0-1 in 138 moves

The Game

White Ian Nepomniachtchi
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event Online Nations Cup Prelim
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.1
Date 2020.05.05
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 138
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/1K6/8/1p6/4N3/3p4/2k5 w - - 6 139

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.Qb2 Qb7
  16. 16.Rfb1 axb4
  17. 17.axb4 Rxa1
  18. 18.Qxa1 Ra8
  19. 19.Qb2 Nh5
  20. 20.Bh2 Bd8
  21. 21.Ra1 Nhf6
  22. 22.g4 Ne8
  23. 23.Rxa8 Qxa8
  24. 24.Qa2 Qb7
  25. 25.Qa4 b5
  26. 26.Qa1 Bc7
  27. 27.Bxc7 Nxc7
  28. 28.Qa5 f6
  29. 29.Ne2 Kf7
  30. 30.Nc1 g5
  31. 31.Nd3 Ke7
  32. 32.Nd2 Kd8
  33. 33.Nb3 Qa6
  34. 34.f4 Qxa5
  35. 35.Nxa5 Nb8
  36. 36.Kf2 Ne8
  37. 37.Kg3 Kc7
  38. 38.h4 Nd7
  39. 39.Nb3 gxh4+
  40. 40.Kxh4 Ng7
  41. 41.Nd2 Nf8
  42. 42.Nf3 Ng6+
  43. 43.Kg3 Kd8
  44. 44.Nh4 Ne7
  45. 45.Kf3 Ke8
  46. 46.Nc1 Kf7
  47. 47.Nb3 h5
  48. 48.Na5 hxg4+
  49. 49.Kxg4 Ne8
  50. 50.f5 Nc7
  51. 51.fxe6+ Kxe6
  52. 52.Ng2 Ne8
  53. 53.Nf4+ Kd7
  54. 54.Nh5 Kc7
  55. 55.Nb3 Kd7
  56. 56.Nc1 Ke6
  57. 57.Nf4+ Kf7
  58. 58.Nb3 Ng7
  59. 59.Na5 Ngf5
  60. 60.Kf3 Nh4+
  61. 61.Kg3 Nhf5+
  62. 62.Kf2 Ng7
  63. 63.Nb7 Ke8
  64. 64.Kf3 Kd7
  65. 65.Na5 Nef5
  66. 66.Kf2 Ne7
  67. 67.Kf3 Nef5
  68. 68.Nb3 Nh4+
  69. 69.Kf2 Nhf5
  70. 70.Nd2 Ke7
  71. 71.Nf3 Kf7
  72. 72.Nh2 Ke7
  73. 73.Ng4 Kf7
  74. 74.Kf3 Nh4+
  75. 75.Ke2 Nhf5
  76. 76.Nf2 Ng3+
  77. 77.Kf3 N3f5
  78. 78.Nd1 Nh4+
  79. 79.Kf2 Nhf5
  80. 80.Nc3 Ne8
  81. 81.Kf3 Nc7
  82. 82.Nce2 Na6
  83. 83.Nd3 Nc7
  84. 84.Nec1 Ne6
  85. 85.Nb3 Ke8
  86. 86.Nf2 Kf7
  87. 87.Na5 Nd8
  88. 88.Ng4 Kg6
  89. 89.Nf2 Kf7
  90. 90.Nd3 Kg6
  91. 91.Nf4+ Kf7
  92. 92.Ng2 Kg6
  93. 93.Kf4 Ne6+
  94. 94.Kg4 Nh6+
  95. 95.Kf3 Nd8
  96. 96.Nf4+ Kf5
  97. 97.Nh5 Kg6
  98. 98.Ng3 Nhf7
  99. 99.e4 Ng5+
  100. 100.Ke3 dxe4
  101. 101.Nxe4 Nge6
  102. 102.Nc3 Nc7
  103. 103.Kf4 Na6
  104. 104.Na2 Nc7
  105. 105.Ke4 f5+
  106. 106.Ke5 Nf7+
  107. 107.Kf4 Nd5+
  108. 108.Kf3 Nd8
  109. 109.Kg3 Kh5
  110. 110.Kf3 Kg5
  111. 111.Kg3 f4+
  112. 112.Kf3 Kf5
  113. 113.Nc1 Nxb4
  114. 114.Ne2 Nd5
  115. 115.Nc1 Nc7
  116. 116.Nd3 Nce6
  117. 117.Nb3 Ng5+
  118. 118.Kf2 Ke4
  119. 119.Nb4 Nge6
  120. 120.d5 cxd5
  121. 121.c6 Ke5
  122. 122.Na5 Nc7
  123. 123.Kf3 Nde6
  124. 124.Nd3+ Kd4
  125. 125.Nxf4 Nxf4
  126. 126.Kxf4 Kc3
  127. 127.Nb7 b4
  128. 128.Nc5 Kc4
  129. 129.Na4 Kb5
  130. 130.Nb2 Kxc6
  131. 131.Ke5 Kc5
  132. 132.Na4+ Kc4
  133. 133.Kd6 d4
  134. 134.Kxc7 d3
  135. 135.Kb6 d2
  136. 136.Nb2+ Kb3
  137. 137.Nd1 Kc2
  138. 138.Ne3+ Kc1

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