Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Hikaru Nakamura

Opera Euro Rapid Prelim · 2021 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 64 moves

The Game

White Ian Nepomniachtchi
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event Opera Euro Rapid Prelim
Site chess24.com INT
Round 5.8
Date 2021.02.06
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 64
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

k7/8/1K6/pP6/P7/8/8/8 b - - 13 64

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 Nd6
  6. 6.Bxc6 dxc6
  7. 7.dxe5 Nf5
  8. 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8
  9. 9.Nc3 Ke8
  10. 10.h3 h5
  11. 11.Bf4 Be6
  12. 12.Ng5 Bc4
  13. 13.Rfd1 Bb4
  14. 14.Nce4 Be2
  15. 15.Rdc1 Bc4
  16. 16.b3 Bd5
  17. 17.Rd1 Be7
  18. 18.c4 Bxe4
  19. 19.Nxe4 c5
  20. 20.Rd3 Rd8
  21. 21.Rad1 b6
  22. 22.e6 fxe6
  23. 23.Bxc7 Rxd3
  24. 24.Rxd3 Kf7
  25. 25.Be5 Rd8
  26. 26.Rxd8 Bxd8
  27. 27.Kf1 g6
  28. 28.Ke2 Ke8
  29. 29.Kf3 Ne7
  30. 30.Nd6+ Kf8
  31. 31.Nb7 Nc6
  32. 32.Nxd8 Nxd8
  33. 33.Kf4 Nc6
  34. 34.Bc3 Kf7
  35. 35.f3 a6
  36. 36.a4 a5
  37. 37.h4 Ke7
  38. 38.g4 Kf7
  39. 39.Ke4 Ke7
  40. 40.Bb2 Nd8
  41. 41.Be5 Kd7
  42. 42.gxh5 gxh5
  43. 43.f4 Nf7
  44. 44.f5 Nh6
  45. 45.fxe6+ Kxe6
  46. 46.Bc7 Nf5
  47. 47.Bxb6 Nxh4
  48. 48.Bxc5 Nf5
  49. 49.Bb6 Nd6+
  50. 50.Kf4 Nb7
  51. 51.Kg5 Ke5
  52. 52.Kxh5 Ke4
  53. 53.Kg6 Kd3
  54. 54.c5 Nxc5
  55. 55.Bxc5 Kc3
  56. 56.b4 Kc4
  57. 57.b5 Kxc5
  58. 58.Kf7 Kb6
  59. 59.Ke8 Ka7
  60. 60.Ke7 Kb7
  61. 61.Kd7 Kb6
  62. 62.Kc8 Ka7
  63. 63.Kc7 Ka8
  64. 64.Kb6

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