Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Hikaru Nakamura

Titled Tue 30th Sep 2025 · English Opening · 0-1 in 69 moves

The Game

White Ian Nepomniachtchi
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event Titled Tue 30th Sep 2025
Site chess.com INT
Round 11
Date 2025.09.30
Opening English Opening (A28)
Moves 69
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/3p2P1/6KP/k1b5/p7/1p6/2B5 w - - 0 70

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 O-O
  8. 8.b4 d6
  9. 9.Bb2 a5
  10. 10.b5 Nb8
  11. 11.d4 exd4
  12. 12.Qxd4 Nbd7
  13. 13.Bd3 b6
  14. 14.O-O Bb7
  15. 15.Nh4 Qe5
  16. 16.f4 Qxd4
  17. 17.exd4 Be4
  18. 18.Be2 Rfe8
  19. 19.Rfe1 Re7
  20. 20.Bf1 Rae8
  21. 21.Bc3 h6
  22. 22.Kf2 Ng4+
  23. 23.Kg3 Ngf6
  24. 24.Kf2 Ng4+
  25. 25.Kg1 Ngf6
  26. 26.f5 Nf8
  27. 27.h3 N8h7
  28. 28.Re3 Bb7
  29. 29.Rxe7 Rxe7
  30. 30.Re1 Rxe1
  31. 31.Bxe1 Be4
  32. 32.Kf2 Ng5
  33. 33.Ke3 Kf8
  34. 34.g4 Ke7
  35. 35.Bg3 Kd7
  36. 36.Bf4 Ke7
  37. 37.Kf2 Kd7
  38. 38.Kg3 Ke7
  39. 39.Ng2 Bb1
  40. 40.Ne3 Nge4+
  41. 41.Kg2 Nd2
  42. 42.Be2 Be4+
  43. 43.Kf2 Nb1
  44. 44.a4 Nc3
  45. 45.Bd1 Nxd1+
  46. 46.Nxd1 Bc2
  47. 47.Nb2 Kd7
  48. 48.Ke3 h5
  49. 49.Kf3 Be4+
  50. 50.Kg3 Bc2
  51. 51.g5 Ne4+
  52. 52.Kf3 Nc3
  53. 53.g6 fxg6
  54. 54.fxg6 Nxa4
  55. 55.Nxa4 Bxa4
  56. 56.Bh6 Bb3
  57. 57.Bxg7 Bxc4
  58. 58.Ke4 Bxb5
  59. 59.d5 c6
  60. 60.Bd4 Bc4
  61. 61.dxc6+ Kxc6
  62. 62.Kf5 b5
  63. 63.Kg5 b4
  64. 64.Kxh5 a4
  65. 65.Be3 a3
  66. 66.Bc1 Kb5
  67. 67.Kg5 Ka4
  68. 68.h4 b3
  69. 69.h5 b2

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