Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com SpeedChess 2024 · Scotch Game · 1/2-1/2 in 117 moves

The Game

White Ian Nepomniachtchi
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2024
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.18
Date 2024.08.09
Opening Scotch Game (C45)
Moves 117
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/5K2/4R3/2k5/8/r7 w - - 100 118

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 exd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nxc6 bxc6
  6. 6.e5 Qe7
  7. 7.Qe2 Nd5
  8. 8.h4 a5
  9. 9.c4 Ba6
  10. 10.g3 Nb6
  11. 11.Nd2 f6
  12. 12.exf6 Qxe2+
  13. 13.Bxe2 gxf6
  14. 14.b3 d5
  15. 15.Bb2 Bb4
  16. 16.O-O-O O-O
  17. 17.Rhe1 a4
  18. 18.cxd5 axb3
  19. 19.axb3 cxd5
  20. 20.Bxa6 Rxa6
  21. 21.Re6 Ba3
  22. 22.Bxa3 Rxa3
  23. 23.Kc2 Ra2+
  24. 24.Kd3 Nd7
  25. 25.Ke2 Nc5
  26. 26.Re7 Nxb3
  27. 27.Rxc7 Re8+
  28. 28.Kd3 Ra3
  29. 29.Nxb3 Rxb3+
  30. 30.Rc3 Rb2
  31. 31.Rd2 Rb7
  32. 32.Rc5 Rd8
  33. 33.Ke3 Re7+
  34. 34.Kf3 Red7
  35. 35.Rd4 Kf7
  36. 36.Kf4 Ke6
  37. 37.h5 h6
  38. 38.g4 Rd6
  39. 39.f3 Rb6
  40. 40.Rc3 Rd7
  41. 41.Re3+ Kf7
  42. 42.Kf5 Rc6
  43. 43.f4 Rc4
  44. 44.Red3 Rxd4
  45. 45.Rxd4 Rd8
  46. 46.Rd1 d4
  47. 47.Ke4 Re8+
  48. 48.Kf5 Rd8
  49. 49.Rd3 Kg7
  50. 50.Ke4 Re8+
  51. 51.Kxd4 f5
  52. 52.gxf5 Kf6
  53. 53.Re3 Rd8+
  54. 54.Ke4 Ra8
  55. 55.Rd3 Ra4+
  56. 56.Rd4 Ra6
  57. 57.Rd5 Ra4+
  58. 58.Kf3 Ra1
  59. 59.Rd6+ Kxf5
  60. 60.Rxh6 Rf1+
  61. 61.Kg2 Rxf4
  62. 62.Rh8 Rh4
  63. 63.Kg3 Rh1
  64. 64.h6 Kg6
  65. 65.Rg8+ Kh7
  66. 66.Rg4 Ra1
  67. 67.Kh4 Kxh6
  68. 68.Rd4 Rh1+
  69. 69.Kg4 Rb1
  70. 70.Rd6+ Kg7
  71. 71.Kf5 Kf7
  72. 72.Rd7+ Ke8
  73. 73.Rd5 Rf1+
  74. 74.Ke6 Re1+
  75. 75.Re5 Ra1
  76. 76.Rd5 Kf8
  77. 77.Rf5+ Kg7
  78. 78.Rg5+ Kh6
  79. 79.Rf5 Ra6+
  80. 80.Ke5 Ra7
  81. 81.Rf6+ Kg5
  82. 82.Re6 Kg4
  83. 83.Kd6 Ra6+
  84. 84.Ke7 Ra8
  85. 85.Kf6 Kf4
  86. 86.Rd6 Rf8+
  87. 87.Ke7 Rb8
  88. 88.Ke6 Ra8
  89. 89.Kd5 Ke3
  90. 90.Ke6 Ra1
  91. 91.Rd5 Rh1
  92. 92.Re5+ Kd4
  93. 93.Rd5+ Kc4
  94. 94.Rf5 Rh6+
  95. 95.Ke5 Rh8
  96. 96.Rf4+ Kc5
  97. 97.Rf5 Re8+
  98. 98.Kf6+ Kb4
  99. 99.Rf4+ Kc3
  100. 100.Rf5 Rb8
  101. 101.Rf3+ Kd4
  102. 102.Rf5 Ke4
  103. 103.Re5+ Kf4
  104. 104.Rf5+ Kg3
  105. 105.Rg5+ Kf2
  106. 106.Rf5+ Ke1
  107. 107.Re5+ Kd2
  108. 108.Kf5 Kc3
  109. 109.Ke4 Rc8
  110. 110.Rd5 Re8+
  111. 111.Re5 Rh8
  112. 112.Ke3 Rh3+
  113. 113.Ke4 Rh1
  114. 114.Rc5+ Kb4
  115. 115.Re5 Re1+
  116. 116.Kf5 Ra1
  117. 117.Re4+ Kc3

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