Wei Yi vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

World Blitz 2016 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 72 moves

The Game

White Wei Yi
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Blitz 2016
Site Doha QAT
Round 2.3
Date 2016.12.29
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B91)
Moves 72
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Final Position

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

8/8/p1b5/3k4/1P6/8/1K6/8 b - - 1 72

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.g3 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be7
  8. 8.Bg2 O-O
  9. 9.O-O Be6
  10. 10.a4 Nbd7
  11. 11.Re1 Rc8
  12. 12.Nd2 Nb6
  13. 13.Nf1 d5
  14. 14.exd5 Nfxd5
  15. 15.Nxd5 Nxd5
  16. 16.c3 f6
  17. 17.Ne3 Nxe3
  18. 18.Bxe3 Qc7
  19. 19.Bd5 Qd7
  20. 20.Bg2 Rfd8
  21. 21.Bb6 Qxd1
  22. 22.Rexd1 Rxd1+
  23. 23.Rxd1 Kf7
  24. 24.a5 Rb8
  25. 25.f4 exf4
  26. 26.gxf4 Ke8
  27. 27.Kf2 Bd7
  28. 28.Re1 Kf8
  29. 29.Rd1 Ke8
  30. 30.Bd5 Bc6
  31. 31.Be6 Bd8
  32. 32.Ke3 Bxb6+
  33. 33.axb6 Ke7
  34. 34.Bf5 g6
  35. 35.Bc2 Rc8
  36. 36.h4 f5
  37. 37.h5 Be8
  38. 38.hxg6 hxg6
  39. 39.Rh1 Bf7
  40. 40.Kd4 Rc4+
  41. 41.Ke3 Rc6
  42. 42.Kd4 Rd6+
  43. 43.Ke3 Rxb6
  44. 44.b4 Re6+
  45. 45.Kd4 Rd6+
  46. 46.Ke3 Kf6
  47. 47.Rh8 g5
  48. 48.fxg5+ Kxg5
  49. 49.Rh2 f4+
  50. 50.Kf3 Bd5+
  51. 51.Kf2 Bc6
  52. 52.Ke2 Kg4
  53. 53.Rh8 Bb5+
  54. 54.Ke1 Kf3
  55. 55.Bd1+ Ke3
  56. 56.Rh3+ Ke4
  57. 57.Bc2+ Kd5
  58. 58.Bb3+ Ke5
  59. 59.c4 Bd7
  60. 60.Rh5+ Kd4
  61. 61.c5 Rg6
  62. 62.Rd5+ Ke3
  63. 63.Re5+ Kf3
  64. 64.Bd5+ Kg3
  65. 65.Bxb7 f3
  66. 66.Re3 Rf6
  67. 67.Bxf3 Rxf3
  68. 68.Rxf3+ Kxf3
  69. 69.Kd2 Ke4
  70. 70.Kc3 Kd5
  71. 71.c6 Bxc6
  72. 72.Kb2

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