Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Hikaru Nakamura

Chess.com RCC Winners · 2022 · Catalan Opening · 1-0 in 87 moves

The Game

White Ian Nepomniachtchi
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event Chess.com RCC Winners
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.3
Date 2022.08.20
Opening Catalan Opening (E06)
Moves 87
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4K3/1R2P3/8/2bBk3/2P5/8/8/5r2 w - - 1 88

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.g3 Be7
  5. 5.Bg2 O-O
  6. 6.O-O dxc4
  7. 7.Qa4 a6
  8. 8.Qxc4 b5
  9. 9.Qc2 Bb7
  10. 10.Bd2 Be4
  11. 11.Qc1 c6
  12. 12.a4 Nbd7
  13. 13.Nc3 Bg6
  14. 14.Nh4 Rc8
  15. 15.Nxg6 hxg6
  16. 16.Rd1 Nb6
  17. 17.Be1 Qc7
  18. 18.axb5 axb5
  19. 19.Ra6 Qb7
  20. 20.Ra5 Qb8
  21. 21.Qc2 Rfd8
  22. 22.e3 e5
  23. 23.dxe5 Qxe5
  24. 24.Ra6 Rxd1
  25. 25.Nxd1 Qb8
  26. 26.Nc3 Qb7
  27. 27.Ra1 Qd7
  28. 28.Rd1 Qe8
  29. 29.Qb3 b4
  30. 30.Na4 Nxa4
  31. 31.Qxa4 c5
  32. 32.Qxe8+ Nxe8
  33. 33.Rd7 Kf8
  34. 34.b3 g5
  35. 35.Kf1 g4
  36. 36.Ke2 g6
  37. 37.Ra7 Nd6
  38. 38.Bd5 Rd8
  39. 39.e4 Nb5
  40. 40.Rb7 Nd4+
  41. 41.Kf1 Nf3
  42. 42.Ra7 Nxh2+
  43. 43.Ke2 Nf3
  44. 44.Bd2 Nxd2
  45. 45.Kxd2 Re8
  46. 46.Kd3 Rd8
  47. 47.Kc4 f6
  48. 48.Rb7 Re8
  49. 49.Rd7 Rd8
  50. 50.Ra7 Re8
  51. 51.Be6 Rd8
  52. 52.Bd7 Kf7
  53. 53.Kd5 g5
  54. 54.Rb7 Ra8
  55. 55.Be6+ Kf8
  56. 56.Bxg4 Ra6
  57. 57.Rd7 Ke8
  58. 58.f4 gxf4
  59. 59.gxf4 Ra2
  60. 60.Rb7 Ra6
  61. 61.e5 fxe5
  62. 62.fxe5 Kf8
  63. 63.Be6 c4
  64. 64.bxc4 Ra5+
  65. 65.Ke4 Bc5
  66. 66.Kf5 Ra7
  67. 67.Rb5 Rc7
  68. 68.Bd5 Ke7
  69. 69.Rb8 Ra7
  70. 70.Rh8 Bd4
  71. 71.Rh7+ Kd8
  72. 72.Rh4 Bc5
  73. 73.Rh3 Ra3
  74. 74.Rh8+ Kd7
  75. 75.Rb8 Ra1
  76. 76.Rb7+ Kc8
  77. 77.Rb5 Bd4
  78. 78.e6 Rf1+
  79. 79.Kg6 Rg1+
  80. 80.Kf7 Rf1+
  81. 81.Ke8 b3
  82. 82.Rxb3 Bc5
  83. 83.Bb7+ Kc7
  84. 84.Bf3 Re1
  85. 85.Bd5 Rf1
  86. 86.Rb7+ Kd6
  87. 87.e7 Ke5

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