Event: 2025 Champions Chess Tour Chessable Masters Playoffs
Site: Chess.com
Date: 2025-02-18
White: Nakamura, Hikaru
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2734
Black: Nepomniachtchi, Ian
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2758
Result: 1-0
ECO: A01
Opening: Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Classical Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 600

1. b3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:00] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:58] } 2. Bb2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:58] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:57] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:57] } 3... Bf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:55] } 4. Nh4 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:09:56] } 4... Bd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:51] } 5. c4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:55] } 5... e6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:09:17] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:09:47] } 6... c5 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:09:15] } 7. e3 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:09:45] } 7... Nc6 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:09:14] } 8. cxd5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:09:44] } 8... exd5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:09:09] } 9. Be2 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:09:43] } 9... Bd6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:08:59] } 10. O-O { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:09:41] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:08:57] } 11. d4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:09:40] } 11... cxd4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:08:50] } 12. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:09:40] } 12... Re8 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:08:50] } 13. Nd2 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:09:39] } 13... a6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:08:47] } 14. Rc1 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:09:16] } 14... Qe7 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:08:44] } 15. Qc2 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:09:09] } 15... Rac8 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:08:30] } 16. Nxc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:33] } 16... Rxc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:10] } 17. Qb1 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:08:31] } 17... Rec8?! { [%eval 0.31] } { Inaccuracy. Ng4 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:09] } 18. Rxc6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:08:27] } 18... Rxc6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:08:09] } 19. Rd1 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:08:26] } 19... Be5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:08:03] } 20. Bxe5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:08:21] } 20... Qxe5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:08:03] } 21. Nf3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:08:21] } 21... Qc3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:07:59] } 22. Nd4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:08:19] } 22... Rc8 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:07:57] } 23. Bf3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:08:06] } 23... a5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:07:50] } 24. h3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:07:58] } 24... g6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:07:47] } 25. Ne2 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:07:46] } 25... Qe5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:07:32] } 26. Qd3 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:07:43] } 26... b5?! { [%eval 0.98] } { Inaccuracy. Rc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:27] } 27. Qd2 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 0:07:36] } 27... b4 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 0:07:24] } 28. Bxd5 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 0:07:29] } 28... Bf5 { [%eval 1.18] [%clk 0:06:12] } 29. Bc4 { [%eval 1.21] [%clk 0:06:43] } 29... Ne4 { [%eval 1.35] [%clk 0:06:10] } 30. Qd4 { [%eval 1.28] [%clk 0:06:13] } 30... Qxd4 { [%eval 1.13] [%clk 0:06:08] } 31. Nxd4 { [%eval 1.08] [%clk 0:06:13] } 31... Rd8 { [%eval 1.63] [%clk 0:06:06] } 32. Ra1 { [%eval 1.68] [%clk 0:06:08] } 32... Bd7?! { [%eval 2.62] } { Inaccuracy. Rc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:33] } 33. a3 { [%eval 2.7] [%clk 0:06:05] } 33... Nd2 { [%eval 2.89] [%clk 0:05:31] } 34. axb4 { [%eval 2.75] [%clk 0:05:50] } 34... Nxc4 { [%eval 2.55] [%clk 0:05:30] } 35. bxc4 { [%eval 2.5] [%clk 0:05:50] } 35... axb4 { [%eval 2.26] [%clk 0:05:29] } 36. Rb1 { [%eval 2.36] [%clk 0:05:43] } 36... Rb8 { [%eval 2.38] [%clk 0:05:25] } 37. Kf1 { [%eval 2.42] [%clk 0:05:29] } 37... Kf8 { [%eval 2.43] [%clk 0:05:24] } 38. Ke2 { [%eval 2.18] [%clk 0:05:24] } 38... Ke7?! { [%eval 2.96] } { Inaccuracy. Ba4 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:23] } 39. Kd3?! { [%eval 2.2] } { Inaccuracy. Nc2 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:19] } 39... Kd6 { [%eval 2.51] [%clk 0:05:21] } 40. Ra1 { [%eval 2.42] [%clk 0:05:10] } 40... Rb7?! { [%eval 3.63] } { Inaccuracy. Kc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:41] } 41. Kc2 { [%eval 3.66] [%clk 0:05:05] } 41... h5 { [%eval 3.71] [%clk 0:04:31] } 42. h4 { [%eval 3.9] [%clk 0:04:52] } 42... Ke7 { [%eval 3.66] [%clk 0:03:21] } 43. Kb3 { [%eval 3.88] [%clk 0:04:48] } 43... f6 { [%eval 3.93] [%clk 0:03:17] } 44. Ra6 { [%eval 4.05] [%clk 0:04:42] } 44... Be8 { [%eval 4.04] [%clk 0:03:16] } 45. g3 { [%eval 4.19] [%clk 0:04:21] } 45... Bd7 { [%eval 4.68] [%clk 0:03:08] } 46. c5 { [%eval 4.44] [%clk 0:04:05] } 46... Be8 { [%eval 4.94] [%clk 0:02:45] } 47. Re6+ { [%eval 4.95] [%clk 0:04:02] } 47... Kf7 { [%eval 5.04] [%clk 0:02:45] } 48. Rb6 { [%eval 5.21] [%clk 0:03:57] } 48... Ra7 { [%eval 5.31] [%clk 0:02:30] } 49. c6 { [%eval 5.03] [%clk 0:03:53] } 1-0