Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com Speed 2019 · 2020 · Modern Defense · 1-0 in 65 moves

The Game

White Ian Nepomniachtchi
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 2019
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.26
Date 2020.01.05
Opening Modern Defense (B06)
Moves 65
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/4R3/6BP/3k1pB1/5Pq1/6P1/6K1 b - - 0 65

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 g6
  2. 2.d4 Bg7
  3. 3.Nc3 c6
  4. 4.Nf3 d5
  5. 5.h3 dxe4
  6. 6.Nxe4 Nf6
  7. 7.Bd3 Bf5
  8. 8.Nxf6+ exf6
  9. 9.Qe2+ Be6
  10. 10.O-O O-O
  11. 11.c3 Re8
  12. 12.Qc2 Nd7
  13. 13.Bf4 Nb6
  14. 14.Bh2 Nd5
  15. 15.Rfe1 b5
  16. 16.a4 a6
  17. 17.Nd2 Nb6
  18. 18.a5 Nd5
  19. 19.Ne4 Bf5
  20. 20.Nd6 Rxe1+
  21. 21.Rxe1 Be6
  22. 22.b4 Bf8
  23. 23.Ne4 Bf5
  24. 24.f3 Nxb4
  25. 25.cxb4 Qxd4+
  26. 26.Kh1 Bxb4
  27. 27.Rd1 Bxe4
  28. 28.Bxe4 Qc3
  29. 29.Qa2 f5
  30. 30.Bc2 c5
  31. 31.Rd7 c4
  32. 32.Qb1 Re8
  33. 33.Bg3 f4
  34. 34.Bf2 Re2
  35. 35.Rd8+ Bf8
  36. 36.Bc5 Re1+
  37. 37.Qxe1 Qxe1+
  38. 38.Kh2 Qg3+
  39. 39.Kh1 Qe1+
  40. 40.Kh2 Qxa5
  41. 41.Rxf8+ Kg7
  42. 42.Rc8 Qd2
  43. 43.Be4 f5
  44. 44.Bb7 c3
  45. 45.Bb4 Qd7
  46. 46.Bxa6 Qa7
  47. 47.Rc6 c2
  48. 48.Bxb5 Qf2
  49. 49.Bd3 g5
  50. 50.Rxc2 Qe3
  51. 51.Bxf5 h5
  52. 52.Rc6 Qf2
  53. 53.Bc3+ Kf7
  54. 54.Bg6+ Ke7
  55. 55.Bxh5 Kd7
  56. 56.Rc4 Qe2
  57. 57.Re4 Qc2
  58. 58.Bg4+ Kc6
  59. 59.Bf6 Qc5
  60. 60.Re5 Qf2
  61. 61.Bxg5 Qg3+
  62. 62.Kg1 Kd6
  63. 63.Re6+ Kd5
  64. 64.h4 Kd4
  65. 65.h5

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