Hikaru vs NajdorfPlayerc5
Chess.com · blitz · 2026-07-09 · Result 1-0
White: Hikaru (3407). Black: NajdorfPlayerc5 (3033).
Opening: Nimzowitsch Larsen Attack Modern Variation 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.c4 Nf6
GAME REPLAY
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NajdorfPlayerc5Black · Chess.com
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HikaruWhite · Chess.com
Starting position0 / 89
Recorded moves
1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nf3 e4 5. Nd4 Bc5 6. Nf5 O-O 7. Ng3 d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxe4 Bb6 10. e3 Bf5 11. Ng3 Bg6 12. a3 f5 13. Bc4 f4 14. Nc3 Bf7 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. Qg4 Rf7 17. Nf5 Bxc4 18. Nh6+ Kf8 19. Nxf7 Bxf7 20. Qxg7+ Ke8 21. O-O f3 22. Qh8+ Kd7 23. Qxh7 Qg8 24. Qxg8 Rxg8 25. g3 Bxb3 26. Rac1 Be6 27. h4 Ne7 28. Kh2 Nf5 29. d4 c6 30. e4 Nh6 31. Rfd1 Ng4+ 32. Kg1 Bf7 33. Rc3 Bh5 34. Re1 Rf8 35. Rb3 Ke6 36. a4 Kd7 37. Bc3 Kc8 38. Reb1 Re8 39. a5 Bc7 40. e5 Bg6 41. Re1 c5 42. dxc5 Nxe5 43. Bxe5 Rxe5 44. Rxe5 Bxe5 45. Rxf3 1-0
Game PGN
[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2026.07.09"]
[Round "-"]
[White "Hikaru"]
[Black "NajdorfPlayerc5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[CurrentPosition "2k5/pp6/6b1/P1P1b3/7P/5RP1/5P2/6K1 b - - 0 45"]
[Timezone "UTC"]
[ECO "A01"]
[ECOUrl "https://www.chess.com/openings/Nimzowitsch-Larsen-Attack-Modern-Variation-2.Bb2-Nc6-3.c4-Nf6"]
[UTCDate "2026.07.09"]
[UTCTime "19:49:18"]
[WhiteElo "3407"]
[BlackElo "3033"]
[TimeControl "180"]
[Termination "Hikaru won by resignation"]
[StartTime "19:49:18"]
[EndDate "2026.07.09"]
[EndTime "19:54:15"]
[Link "https://www.chess.com/game/live/171350305334"]
1. b3 {[%clk 0:03:00]} 1... e5 {[%clk 0:03:00]} 2. Bb2 {[%clk 0:02:59.9]} 2... Nc6 {[%clk 0:02:57.3]} 3. c4 {[%clk 0:02:59.3]} 3... Nf6 {[%clk 0:02:55.7]} 4. Nf3 {[%clk 0:02:57.8]} 4... e4 {[%clk 0:02:50.9]} 5. Nd4 {[%clk 0:02:57.1]} 5... Bc5 {[%clk 0:02:41.7]} 6. Nf5 {[%clk 0:02:55.6]} 6... O-O {[%clk 0:02:32.3]} 7. Ng3 {[%clk 0:02:54.7]} 7... d5 {[%clk 0:02:25.7]} 8. cxd5 {[%clk 0:02:52.1]} 8... Nxd5 {[%clk 0:02:18.2]} 9. Nxe4 {[%clk 0:02:51.2]} 9... Bb6 {[%clk 0:02:17.4]} 10. e3 {[%clk 0:02:49.7]} 10... Bf5 {[%clk 0:02:14.7]} 11. Ng3 {[%clk 0:02:41.3]} 11... Bg6 {[%clk 0:02:11.7]} 12. a3 {[%clk 0:02:40.6]} 12... f5 {[%clk 0:01:59.5]} 13. Bc4 {[%clk 0:02:39.5]} 13... f4 {[%clk 0:01:44.2]} 14. Nc3 {[%clk 0:02:38.2]} 14... Bf7 {[%clk 0:01:41.2]} 15. Nxd5 {[%clk 0:02:36.3]} 15... Bxd5 {[%clk 0:01:40.2]} 16. Qg4 {[%clk 0:02:35.4]} 16... Rf7 {[%clk 0:01:27.2]} 17. Nf5 {[%clk 0:02:34.6]} 17... Bxc4 {[%clk 0:01:21.5]} 18. Nh6+ {[%clk 0:02:19.4]} 18... Kf8 {[%clk 0:01:14.6]} 19. Nxf7 {[%clk 0:02:19.3]} 19... Bxf7 {[%clk 0:01:10.1]} 20. Qxg7+ {[%clk 0:02:18.4]} 20... Ke8 {[%clk 0:01:06]} 21. O-O {[%clk 0:02:18]} 21... f3 {[%clk 0:01:03]} 22. Qh8+ {[%clk 0:02:06]} 22... Kd7 {[%clk 0:01:00.2]} 23. Qxh7 {[%clk 0:02:05.4]} 23... Qg8 {[%clk 0:00:56.5]} 24. Qxg8 {[%clk 0:02:00.5]} 24... Rxg8 {[%clk 0:00:56.4]} 25. g3 {[%clk 0:01:59.7]} 25... Bxb3 {[%clk 0:00:54.2]} 26. Rac1 {[%clk 0:01:57.8]} 26... Be6 {[%clk 0:00:49.3]} 27. h4 {[%clk 0:01:54.8]} 27... Ne7 {[%clk 0:00:47.7]} 28. Kh2 {[%clk 0:01:46.4]} 28... Nf5 {[%clk 0:00:47.2]} 29. d4 {[%clk 0:01:43.5]} 29... c6 {[%clk 0:00:46.1]} 30. e4 {[%clk 0:01:41]} 30... Nh6 {[%clk 0:00:31.4]} 31. Rfd1 {[%clk 0:01:39.7]} 31... Ng4+ {[%clk 0:00:28.7]} 32. Kg1 {[%clk 0:01:38.5]} 32... Bf7 {[%clk 0:00:26.2]} 33. Rc3 {[%clk 0:01:34.7]} 33... Bh5 {[%clk 0:00:23.7]} 34. Re1 {[%clk 0:01:29.5]} 34... Rf8 {[%clk 0:00:22.7]} 35. Rb3 {[%clk 0:01:26.4]} 35... Ke6 {[%clk 0:00:19.7]} 36. a4 {[%clk 0:01:25]} 36... Kd7 {[%clk 0:00:18.4]} 37. Bc3 {[%clk 0:01:23.3]} 37... Kc8 {[%clk 0:00:16.9]} 38. Reb1 {[%clk 0:01:21.6]} 38... Re8 {[%clk 0:00:14.7]} 39. a5 {[%clk 0:01:20.2]} 39... Bc7 {[%clk 0:00:13.9]} 40. e5 {[%clk 0:01:19.7]} 40... Bg6 {[%clk 0:00:11.5]} 41. Re1 {[%clk 0:01:18.2]} 41... c5 {[%clk 0:00:10.6]} 42. dxc5 {[%clk 0:01:16.3]} 42... Nxe5 {[%clk 0:00:09.7]} 43. Bxe5 {[%clk 0:01:15.6]} 43... Rxe5 {[%clk 0:00:07.6]} 44. Rxe5 {[%clk 0:01:14.8]} 44... Bxe5 {[%clk 0:00:07.5]} 45. Rxf3 {[%clk 0:01:14.4]} 1-0