Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Hikaru Nakamura

Carlsen Inv Prelim · 2020 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 66 moves

The Game

White Ian Nepomniachtchi
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Carlsen Inv Prelim
Site chess24.com INT
Round 4.4
Date 2020.04.25
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 66
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/5k2/8/4K3/8/8 w - - 0 67

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.a3 c5
  8. 8.cxd5 Nxd5
  9. 9.Nxd5 exd5
  10. 10.dxc5 Nxc5
  11. 11.Be5 Bf6
  12. 12.Be2 Bf5
  13. 13.Bxf6 Qxf6
  14. 14.Qd4 Qd6
  15. 15.Rd1 Rfd8
  16. 16.Qd2 Nb3
  17. 17.Qc3 Qb6
  18. 18.Nd4 Nxd4
  19. 19.Qxd4 Qxd4
  20. 20.Rxd4 Rac8
  21. 21.g4 Rc1+
  22. 22.Rd1 Rxd1+
  23. 23.Bxd1 Be6
  24. 24.f4 f5
  25. 25.gxf5 Bxf5
  26. 26.Bb3 Kf8
  27. 27.O-O d4
  28. 28.Rd1 d3
  29. 29.Kf2 Rd6
  30. 30.Kf3 Rb6
  31. 31.Bd5 Rxb2
  32. 32.e4 Bd7
  33. 33.Rxd3 Rxh2
  34. 34.Rd4 Rh3+
  35. 35.Kf2 Rxa3
  36. 36.Bxb7 Ra2+
  37. 37.Ke3 Ra3+
  38. 38.Kd2 Ra2+
  39. 39.Kc3 Ke7
  40. 40.Bd5 Ra3+
  41. 41.Kd2 Ra4
  42. 42.Rd3 Be6
  43. 43.Ba8 Ra2+
  44. 44.Ke3 Rb2
  45. 45.f5 Bf7
  46. 46.Kf4 g6
  47. 47.Ra3 gxf5
  48. 48.Rxa7+ Kf8
  49. 49.exf5 Rb4+
  50. 50.Kg5 Rb6
  51. 51.Be4 h6+
  52. 52.Kg4 Rb4
  53. 53.Kf3 h5
  54. 54.Ke3 Bb3
  55. 55.Rh7 Ba2
  56. 56.Rxh5 Bb1
  57. 57.Bd5 Kg7
  58. 58.Be6 Kf6
  59. 59.Bd7 Ke5
  60. 60.Bc8 Rb3+
  61. 61.Kf2 Rb8
  62. 62.Bd7 Rd8
  63. 63.Be6 Bxf5
  64. 64.Bxf5 Rf8
  65. 65.Ke3 Rxf5
  66. 66.Rxf5+ Kxf5

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