Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Hikaru Nakamura

Chessable Masters Losers · 2025 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 72 moves

The Game

White Ian Nepomniachtchi
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Chessable Masters Losers
Site chess.com INT
Round 6.3
Date 2025.02.20
Opening English Opening (A28)
Moves 72
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/5k2/8/8/8/B5K1 b - - 0 72

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4.e3 Bb4
  5. 5.Qc2 Bxc3
  6. 6.Qxc3 Qe7
  7. 7.a3 a5
  8. 8.b4 d6
  9. 9.b5 Nd8
  10. 10.Bb2 c5
  11. 11.bxc6 Nxc6
  12. 12.Be2 Bg4
  13. 13.h3 Bh5
  14. 14.O-O O-O
  15. 15.Rfe1 Ne4
  16. 16.Qc2 Bg6
  17. 17.Qd1 a4
  18. 18.d4 Rfc8
  19. 19.Rc1 h6
  20. 20.Bd3 Nf6
  21. 21.Bxg6 fxg6
  22. 22.d5 Na5
  23. 23.c5 e4
  24. 24.cxd6 Qxd6
  25. 25.Bxf6 Rxc1
  26. 26.Qxc1 exf3
  27. 27.Bb2 Qxd5
  28. 28.Qc3 Qd7
  29. 29.gxf3 b5
  30. 30.Kg2 Ra7
  31. 31.Qb4 Nc4
  32. 32.Bd4 Rb7
  33. 33.Rc1 Qd5
  34. 34.Qc5 Qxc5
  35. 35.Bxc5 Rc7
  36. 36.Bd4 Kf7
  37. 37.f4 Ke6
  38. 38.Rc3 Kd5
  39. 39.Kf3 Rb7
  40. 40.Rd3 Ke6
  41. 41.Bc5 Rf7
  42. 42.Ke2 g5
  43. 43.fxg5 hxg5
  44. 44.Rd8 Rc7
  45. 45.Bb4 Rc6
  46. 46.Rb8 Ne5
  47. 47.Kd2 Nc4+
  48. 48.Kd1 Nb2+
  49. 49.Kd2 Nc4+
  50. 50.Ke1 Ne5
  51. 51.Rxb5 Rc2
  52. 52.Bf8 Nd3+
  53. 53.Kd1 Rxf2
  54. 54.Bxg7 Ra2
  55. 55.Rxg5 Nf2+
  56. 56.Kc1 Rxa3
  57. 57.h4 Rxe3
  58. 58.h5 Rh3
  59. 59.h6 Nd3+
  60. 60.Kd2 Nf4
  61. 61.Rg4 Kf5
  62. 62.Rg1 Rh2+
  63. 63.Ke3 Rh3+
  64. 64.Kf2 Rh2+
  65. 65.Kf3 Rh3+
  66. 66.Kf2 Rxh6
  67. 67.Bxh6 Nh3+
  68. 68.Kg2 Nxg1
  69. 69.Kxg1 a3
  70. 70.Bg7 a2
  71. 71.Bh8 a1=Q+
  72. 72.Bxa1

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