Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Hikaru Nakamura

Chess.com Classic Winners · 2025 · Queen's Gambit · 1/2-1/2 in 125 moves

The Game

White Ian Nepomniachtchi
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Chess.com Classic Winners
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.4
Date 2025.05.21
Opening Queen's Gambit (D06)
Moves 125
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Final Position

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

8/8/1bB5/8/8/8/3NKp2/6k1 w - - 68 126

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c5
  3. 3.cxd5 Nf6
  4. 4.e4 Nxe4
  5. 5.dxc5 Qa5+
  6. 6.Bd2 Nxd2
  7. 7.Qxd2 Qxd2+
  8. 8.Nxd2 g6
  9. 9.Rc1 Nd7
  10. 10.Bb5 Bg7
  11. 11.c6 bxc6
  12. 12.dxc6 Nb6
  13. 13.b3 O-O
  14. 14.Ngf3 Nd5
  15. 15.Ne4 Bf5
  16. 16.Nfd2 Bh6
  17. 17.Rc5 Nc7
  18. 18.Bc4 a5
  19. 19.Ng3 Rfd8
  20. 20.Nf3 e6
  21. 21.Nxf5 gxf5
  22. 22.Be2 a4
  23. 23.O-O axb3
  24. 24.axb3 Ra2
  25. 25.Re1 Bf8
  26. 26.Rc4 Rb2
  27. 27.Bd1 Rd5
  28. 28.Kf1 Bc5
  29. 29.Rc2 Rxc2
  30. 30.Bxc2 Bb4
  31. 31.Rd1 Rc5
  32. 32.Rd8+ Kg7
  33. 33.Rd7 Nd5
  34. 34.Nd4 Kf6
  35. 35.g3 Bc3
  36. 36.Nf3 Rxc6
  37. 37.Bd3 h6
  38. 38.Rb7 Rb6
  39. 39.Rxb6 Nxb6
  40. 40.Ke2 Ke7
  41. 41.Bb5 Kd6
  42. 42.Nd2 Bb4
  43. 43.Be8 Ke7
  44. 44.Bc6 Kd6
  45. 45.Bf3 Ke7
  46. 46.Nf1 Nd7
  47. 47.Ne3 Nc5
  48. 48.Nc2 Bc3
  49. 49.b4 Na6
  50. 50.b5 Nc5
  51. 51.b6 Ba5
  52. 52.b7 Bc7
  53. 53.Na3 Kd7
  54. 54.Nc4 Ne4
  55. 55.Ke3 Nc5
  56. 56.Na5 Na6
  57. 57.Nc6 Kd6
  58. 58.Kd4 Bb6+
  59. 59.Kc4 Bc7
  60. 60.Nd4 Bb6
  61. 61.Nc6 Bxf2
  62. 62.Kb5 Nc7+
  63. 63.Ka5 Be1+
  64. 64.Ka4 Na6
  65. 65.Kb5 Nc7+
  66. 66.Kc4 Na6
  67. 67.b8=Q+ Nxb8
  68. 68.Nxb8 e5
  69. 69.Bd5 h5
  70. 70.Bxf7 h4
  71. 71.gxh4 Bxh4
  72. 72.Bd5 e4
  73. 73.Nc6 Bf2
  74. 74.h3 Bh4
  75. 75.Nd4 Ke5
  76. 76.Ne2 f4
  77. 77.Nc3 f3
  78. 78.Bxe4 Kf4
  79. 79.Bd3 Kg3
  80. 80.Bf1 Kf2
  81. 81.Bd3 Kg3
  82. 82.Kd5 Kxh3
  83. 83.Nd1 Kg3
  84. 84.Ne3 Bg5
  85. 85.Nf1+ Kf2
  86. 86.Ke4 Kg2
  87. 87.Bc4 Bc1
  88. 88.Bb5 Bg5
  89. 89.Ba6 Bh6
  90. 90.Kf5 Bc1
  91. 91.Kg4 f2
  92. 92.Be2 Bh6
  93. 93.Ng3 Bf8
  94. 94.Bf1+ Kg1
  95. 95.Bh3 Bd6
  96. 96.Nf1 Bc7
  97. 97.Kf3 Bd6
  98. 98.Bg2 Bc7
  99. 99.Ne3 Bb6
  100. 100.Nf1 Ba7
  101. 101.Bh3 Bb6
  102. 102.Ke2 Ba7
  103. 103.Bf5 Kg2
  104. 104.Be4+ Kg1
  105. 105.Bf3 Bb6
  106. 106.Nd2 Ba7
  107. 107.Nf1 Bb6
  108. 108.Be4 Ba7
  109. 109.Bd3 Bb6
  110. 110.Kf3 Ba7
  111. 111.Be2 Bb6
  112. 112.Ng3 Ba7
  113. 113.Nf1 Bb8
  114. 114.Bd3 Ba7
  115. 115.Ke2 Bb6
  116. 116.Bc4 Ba7
  117. 117.Nd2 Bb6
  118. 118.Bd5 Ba7
  119. 119.Nf3+ Kg2
  120. 120.Nd2+ Kg1
  121. 121.Bc6 Bb6
  122. 122.Nf3+ Kg2
  123. 123.Nd2+ Kg1
  124. 124.Nf3+ Kg2
  125. 125.Nd2+ Kg1

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