Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Hikaru Nakamura

Saint Louis Blitz 2022 · King's Gambit · 0-1 in 71 moves

The Game

White Ian Nepomniachtchi
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event Saint Louis Blitz 2022
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 17.4
Date 2022.08.30
Opening King's Gambit (C36)
Moves 71
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/Q4ppk/8/8/7P/5qP1/2r2B1K w - - 4 72

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.f4 exf4
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.exd5 Nf6
  5. 5.Bb5+ Nbd7
  6. 6.O-O Be7
  7. 7.Be2 O-O
  8. 8.c4 c6
  9. 9.dxc6 bxc6
  10. 10.d4 Bd6
  11. 11.Nc3 Re8
  12. 12.c5 Bc7
  13. 13.Bc4 Ng4
  14. 14.Qb3 Re7
  15. 15.h3 Rb8
  16. 16.Qa4 Ne3
  17. 17.Bxe3 fxe3
  18. 18.Qxc6 Bb7
  19. 19.Qa4 Bg3
  20. 20.Qc2 Nf6
  21. 21.d5 Nxd5
  22. 22.Ng5 Bf2+
  23. 23.Rxf2 exf2+
  24. 24.Qxf2 h6
  25. 25.Nxd5 Bxd5
  26. 26.Rd1 hxg5
  27. 27.Rxd5 Rd7
  28. 28.Rd6 Qe7
  29. 29.Rxd7 Qxd7
  30. 30.c6 Qc7
  31. 31.Bd5 Rd8
  32. 32.Qf5 Qe7
  33. 33.Bf3 g6
  34. 34.Qc2 Qe5
  35. 35.b4 Kg7
  36. 36.a3 Re8
  37. 37.Qd2 Qa1+
  38. 38.Kh2 Qe5+
  39. 39.Kg1 Qf6
  40. 40.Kh2 Rd8
  41. 41.Qe3 a6
  42. 42.a4 Qd6+
  43. 43.Kh1 Qxb4
  44. 44.Qe5+ Kg8
  45. 45.Qxg5 Qb1+
  46. 46.Kh2 Qb8+
  47. 47.Kh1 Re8
  48. 48.Qd2 Qg3
  49. 49.Be2 Rb8
  50. 50.Qc2 Qf2
  51. 51.c7 Rc8
  52. 52.Qc4 Qb6
  53. 53.Qxa6 Qxc7
  54. 54.Qd3 Qf4
  55. 55.Bf1 Rc1
  56. 56.Kg1 Qxa4
  57. 57.Qe3 Qc6
  58. 58.Qf4 Qc5+
  59. 59.Kh1 Qc7
  60. 60.Qf3 Qc6
  61. 61.Qf4 Qc7
  62. 62.Qf3 Qc4
  63. 63.Kg1 Qd4+
  64. 64.Kh1 Kg7
  65. 65.Kh2 Rc3
  66. 66.Qe2 Qf4+
  67. 67.Kh1 Qe3
  68. 68.Qb5 Rc1
  69. 69.Qb2+ f6
  70. 70.Qb7+ Kh6
  71. 71.Qa6 Qf2

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