Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com SpeedChess 2024 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 49 moves

The Game

White Ian Nepomniachtchi
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2024
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.4
Date 2024.08.09
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1p4Rk/5r1p/8/1r2p2P/2p1P1R1/4b1PK/8 b - - 1 49

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.Ba4 e4
  7. 7.Ne5 Be7
  8. 8.Nc3 O-O
  9. 9.Re1 Nf5
  10. 10.Rxe4 Nfxd4
  11. 11.Nd5 Ne6
  12. 12.c4 Bd6
  13. 13.Nf3 f5
  14. 14.Rh4 Ne5
  15. 15.Rh3 Ng4
  16. 16.Bc2 Bc5
  17. 17.Ne3 Nxe3
  18. 18.Bxe3 Bxe3
  19. 19.fxe3 d6
  20. 20.Qd5 c6
  21. 21.Qd2 Qf6
  22. 22.Rf1 Qe7
  23. 23.Rd1 Nc5
  24. 24.Rg3 Rf6
  25. 25.b4 Ne4
  26. 26.Bxe4 fxe4
  27. 27.Nd4 Bd7
  28. 28.Ne2 Be8
  29. 29.Nf4 Bf7
  30. 30.Qd4 a5
  31. 31.a3 axb4
  32. 32.axb4 Qe5
  33. 33.Qb6 Qe7
  34. 34.Qd4 h6
  35. 35.h4 Ra4
  36. 36.Qc3 Qe5
  37. 37.Qc2 Rxb4
  38. 38.Qa2 Qe8
  39. 39.Qa5 c5
  40. 40.Qc7 Qf8
  41. 41.Kh2 Bxc4
  42. 42.Nh5 Rf7
  43. 43.Qxd6 Qxd6
  44. 44.Rxd6 Kh7
  45. 45.Rdg6 Be2
  46. 46.Nxg7 c4
  47. 47.Ne8 c3
  48. 48.Nf6+ Rxf6
  49. 49.Rg7+

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