Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com Speed 2019 · 2020 · Four Knights Game · 0-1 in 45 moves

The Game

White Ian Nepomniachtchi
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event chess.com Speed 2019
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.22
Date 2020.01.05
Opening Four Knights Game (C48)
Moves 45
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/5p1k/1p4p1/p1pq3p/4rQ1P/1P3PP1/7K/8 w - - 0 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 Nd4
  5. 5.Bc4 Bc5
  6. 6.d3 c6
  7. 7.Nxe5 d5
  8. 8.Bb3 O-O
  9. 9.Bg5 Re8
  10. 10.Nf3 dxe4
  11. 11.dxe4 Nxe4
  12. 12.Nxe4 Rxe4+
  13. 13.Kf1 Qe8
  14. 14.Nxd4 Rxd4
  15. 15.Qe1 Re4
  16. 16.Qd2 b6
  17. 17.Re1 Ba6+
  18. 18.c4 Qe6
  19. 19.Rxe4 Qxe4
  20. 20.h4 Re8
  21. 21.Rh3 Bxc4+
  22. 22.Bxc4 Qxc4+
  23. 23.Kg1 Qxa2
  24. 24.Be3 Qd5
  25. 25.Qc1 Bf8
  26. 26.Rf3 Rd8
  27. 27.Qc3 Qd1+
  28. 28.Kh2 Bd6+
  29. 29.Bf4 Bxf4+
  30. 30.Rxf4 Qd6
  31. 31.g3 c5
  32. 32.Qf3 Qd5
  33. 33.Qa3 a5
  34. 34.Qe3 Qd6
  35. 35.Re4 Rf8
  36. 36.Re7 Qf6
  37. 37.b3 h5
  38. 38.Rb7 g6
  39. 39.Kg1 Rd8
  40. 40.Re7 Rd1+
  41. 41.Kh2 Qc6
  42. 42.Re8+ Kh7
  43. 43.Re4 Qd5
  44. 44.Qf4 Rd4
  45. 45.f3 Rxe4

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