Ian Nepomniachtchi GM

lachesisQ Moscow Since 2016 (Active) Chess.com ♟♟♟♟♟♟♟♟

56.3%- 29.2%- 14.5%

Daily 1008 1W 0L 0D

Rapid 2810 130W 63L 111D

Blitz 3193 4442W 2236L 1067D

Bullet 3088 270W 211L 67D

Ian Nepomniachtchi (GM) vs Hikaru Nakamura (GM)

Game 366 of 369

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Moves

1. c4 e5

2. Nc3 Nf6

3. Nf3 Nc6

4. e3 Bb4

5. Qc2 Bxc3

6. Qxc3 Qe7

7. a3 O-O

8. b4 d6

9. Bb2 a5

10. b5 Nb8

11. d4 exd4

12. Qxd4 Nbd7

13. Bd3 b6

14. O-O Bb7

15. Nh4 Qe5

16. f4 Qxd4

17. exd4 Be4

18. Be2 Rfe8

19. Rfe1 Re7

20. Bf1 Rae8

21. Bc3 h6

22. Kf2 Ng4+

23. Kg3 Ngf6

24. Kf2 Ng4+

25. Kg1 Ngf6

26. f5 Nf8

27. h3 N8h7

28. Re3 Bb7

29. Rxe7 Rxe7

30. Re1 Rxe1

31. Bxe1 Be4

32. Kf2 Ng5

33. Ke3 Kf8

34. g4 Ke7

35. Bg3 Kd7

36. Bf4 Ke7

37. Kf2 Kd7

38. Kg3 Ke7

39. Ng2 Bb1

40. Ne3 Nge4+

41. Kg2 Nd2

42. Be2 Be4+

43. Kf2 Nb1

44. a4 Nc3

45. Bd1 Nxd1+

46. Nxd1 Bc2

47. Nb2 Kd7

48. Ke3 h5

49. Kf3 Be4+

50. Kg3 Bc2

51. g5 Ne4+

52. Kf3 Nc3

53. g6 fxg6

54. fxg6 Nxa4

55. Nxa4 Bxa4

56. Bh6 Bb3

57. Bxg7 Bxc4

58. Ke4 Bxb5

59. d5 c6

60. Bd4 Bc4

61. dxc6+ Kxc6

62. Kf5 b5

63. Kg5 b4

64. Kxh5 a4

65. Be3 a3

66. Bc1 Kb5

67. Kg5 Ka4

68. h4 b3

69. h5 b2

Players

Ian Nepomniachtchi (GM)

White

3223

-166

Hikaru Nakamura (GM)

Black

3389

Game Details

Date

Jan 1, 1970

Start Time

00:00 UTC

Duration

20361 days 17 hours 13 minutes

Time Control

5m

Time Class

Blitz

Rated

Yes

Moves

138

Result

Loss

Termination

Opening

A28 English Opening: Four Knights System, Nimzowitsch Variation

Actions

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[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2025.09.30"]
[Round "-"]
[White "lachesisQ"]
[Black "Hikaru"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Tournament "https://www.chess.com/tournament/live/titled-tuesday-blitz-september-30-2025-5954871"]
[CurrentPosition "8/8/3p2P1/6KP/k1b5/p7/1p6/2B5 w - - 0 70"]
[Timezone "UTC"]
[ECO "A28"]
[ECOUrl "https://www.chess.com/openings/English-Opening-Four-Knights-Quiet-Line...5.Qc2-Bxc3-6.Qxc3-Qe7-7.a3"]
[UTCDate "2025.09.30"]
[UTCTime "17:04:28"]
[WhiteElo "3223"]
[BlackElo "3389"]
[TimeControl "300"]
[Termination "Hikaru won by resignation"]
[StartTime "17:04:28"]
[EndDate "2025.09.30"]
[EndTime "17:13:29"]
[Link "https://www.chess.com/game/live/153565599269"]

1. c4 {[%clk 0:04:59.9]} 1... e5 {[%clk 0:04:59]} 2. Nc3 {[%clk 0:04:58.6]} 2... Nf6 {[%clk 0:04:58.1]} 3. Nf3 {[%clk 0:04:57.8]} 3... Nc6 {[%clk 0:04:57.1]} 4. e3 {[%clk 0:04:56.9]} 4... Bb4 {[%clk 0:04:55.8]} 5. Qc2 {[%clk 0:04:56.3]} 5... Bxc3 {[%clk 0:04:50.9]} 6. Qxc3 {[%clk 0:04:55.8]} 6... Qe7 {[%clk 0:04:50.5]} 7. a3 {[%clk 0:04:54.7]} 7... O-O {[%clk 0:04:46.6]} 8. b4 {[%clk 0:04:51.6]} 8... d6 {[%clk 0:04:44.6]} 9. Bb2 {[%clk 0:04:50.2]} 9... a5 {[%clk 0:04:43.8]} 10. b5 {[%clk 0:04:45.7]} 10... Nb8 {[%clk 0:04:42.9]} 11. d4 {[%clk 0:04:42.2]} 11... exd4 {[%clk 0:04:36.8]} 12. Qxd4 {[%clk 0:04:37.9]} 12... Nbd7 {[%clk 0:04:35.8]} 13. Bd3 {[%clk 0:04:36.8]} 13... b6 {[%clk 0:04:18.7]} 14. O-O {[%clk 0:04:31.6]} 14... Bb7 {[%clk 0:04:17.2]} 15. Nh4 {[%clk 0:04:26.4]} 15... Qe5 {[%clk 0:03:43.1]} 16. f4 {[%clk 0:03:56.5]} 16... Qxd4 {[%clk 0:03:40]} 17. exd4 {[%clk 0:03:56.1]} 17... Be4 {[%clk 0:03:34.5]} 18. Be2 {[%clk 0:03:52.6]} 18... Rfe8 {[%clk 0:03:33.2]} 19. Rfe1 {[%clk 0:03:51.7]} 19... Re7 {[%clk 0:03:26.7]} 20. Bf1 {[%clk 0:03:45.2]} 20... Rae8 {[%clk 0:03:24.8]} 21. Bc3 {[%clk 0:03:30.5]} 21... h6 {[%clk 0:03:17.7]} 22. Kf2 {[%clk 0:03:12.4]} 22... Ng4+ {[%clk 0:03:10.4]} 23. Kg3 {[%clk 0:03:06.6]} 23... Ngf6 {[%clk 0:03:10.3]} 24. Kf2 {[%clk 0:03:03.4]} 24... Ng4+ {[%clk 0:03:03.5]} 25. Kg1 {[%clk 0:02:51.2]} 25... Ngf6 {[%clk 0:03:02.4]} 26. f5 {[%clk 0:02:44.9]} 26... Nf8 {[%clk 0:02:33.2]} 27. h3 {[%clk 0:02:38.1]} 27... N8h7 {[%clk 0:02:31.6]} 28. Re3 {[%clk 0:02:34.1]} 28... Bb7 {[%clk 0:02:27.5]} 29. Rxe7 {[%clk 0:02:32.9]} 29... Rxe7 {[%clk 0:02:27.4]} 30. Re1 {[%clk 0:02:32.2]} 30... Rxe1 {[%clk 0:02:26.2]} 31. Bxe1 {[%clk 0:02:32.1]} 31... Be4 {[%clk 0:02:24.6]} 32. Kf2 {[%clk 0:02:21.1]} 32... Ng5 {[%clk 0:02:23.6]} 33. Ke3 {[%clk 0:02:20]} 33... Kf8 {[%clk 0:02:23.2]} 34. g4 {[%clk 0:02:16.3]} 34... Ke7 {[%clk 0:02:19]} 35. Bg3 {[%clk 0:02:11.7]} 35... Kd7 {[%clk 0:02:17.7]} 36. Bf4 {[%clk 0:02:10.3]} 36... Ke7 {[%clk 0:02:14.3]} 37. Kf2 {[%clk 0:02:02.2]} 37... Kd7 {[%clk 0:02:10.9]} 38. Kg3 {[%clk 0:02:00.7]} 38... Ke7 {[%clk 0:02:04.5]} 39. Ng2 {[%clk 0:01:58.4]} 39... Bb1 {[%clk 0:01:57.2]} 40. Ne3 {[%clk 0:01:52.2]} 40... Nge4+ {[%clk 0:01:56.5]} 41. Kg2 {[%clk 0:01:48.3]} 41... Nd2 {[%clk 0:01:55.9]} 42. Be2 {[%clk 0:01:46.4]} 42... Be4+ {[%clk 0:01:55]} 43. Kf2 {[%clk 0:01:42.6]} 43... Nb1 {[%clk 0:01:54.5]} 44. a4 {[%clk 0:01:27]} 44... Nc3 {[%clk 0:01:52.4]} 45. Bd1 {[%clk 0:01:26.6]} 45... Nxd1+ {[%clk 0:01:42.8]} 46. Nxd1 {[%clk 0:01:26.5]} 46... Bc2 {[%clk 0:01:40.2]} 47. Nb2 {[%clk 0:01:26.2]} 47... Kd7 {[%clk 0:01:33.9]} 48. Ke3 {[%clk 0:01:25.8]} 48... h5 {[%clk 0:01:31]} 49. Kf3 {[%clk 0:01:21.8]} 49... Be4+ {[%clk 0:01:27.4]} 50. Kg3 {[%clk 0:01:16]} 50... Bc2 {[%clk 0:01:27.1]} 51. g5 {[%clk 0:01:13.9]} 51... Ne4+ {[%clk 0:01:25.8]} 52. Kf3 {[%clk 0:01:03.9]} 52... Nc3 {[%clk 0:01:25.2]} 53. g6 {[%clk 0:00:56.1]} 53... fxg6 {[%clk 0:01:24.1]} 54. fxg6 {[%clk 0:00:56]} 54... Nxa4 {[%clk 0:01:17.5]} 55. Nxa4 {[%clk 0:00:54.3]} 55... Bxa4 {[%clk 0:01:17.4]} 56. Bh6 {[%clk 0:00:54]} 56... Bb3 {[%clk 0:01:12.5]} 57. Bxg7 {[%clk 0:00:53.2]} 57... Bxc4 {[%clk 0:01:11.9]} 58. Ke4 {[%clk 0:00:48.8]} 58... Bxb5 {[%clk 0:01:08.8]} 59. d5 {[%clk 0:00:46.5]} 59... c6 {[%clk 0:01:07.5]} 60. Bd4 {[%clk 0:00:44.5]} 60... Bc4 {[%clk 0:01:05.9]} 61. dxc6+ {[%clk 0:00:39.4]} 61... Kxc6 {[%clk 0:01:05.8]} 62. Kf5 {[%clk 0:00:39.3]} 62... b5 {[%clk 0:01:05.2]} 63. Kg5 {[%clk 0:00:38.7]} 63... b4 {[%clk 0:01:04.7]} 64. Kxh5 {[%clk 0:00:38.2]} 64... a4 {[%clk 0:01:04.4]} 65. Be3 {[%clk 0:00:34.5]} 65... a3 {[%clk 0:01:03.3]} 66. Bc1 {[%clk 0:00:33]} 66... Kb5 {[%clk 0:01:02.5]} 67. Kg5 {[%clk 0:00:31.5]} 67... Ka4 {[%clk 0:01:02]} 68. h4 {[%clk 0:00:31.3]} 68... b3 {[%clk 0:01:01.5]} 69. h5 {[%clk 0:00:30.8]} 69... b2 {[%clk 0:01:01]} 0-1