Michael Adams vs Sergey Karjakin

23rd ECC Men · 2007 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 0-1 in 54 moves

The Game

White Michael Adams
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 0-1
Event 23rd ECC Men
Site Kemer TUR
Round 6
Date 2007.10.08
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B92)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

3b4/8/8/p7/2kN1P2/8/6Kp/8 w - - 2 55

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.a4 Nc6
  7. 7.Be2 e5
  8. 8.Nb3 Be7
  9. 9.Bg5 O-O
  10. 10.O-O Be6
  11. 11.Bxf6 Bxf6
  12. 12.Nd5 Rc8
  13. 13.c3 Bg5
  14. 14.a5 Nb8
  15. 15.Ra4 Nd7
  16. 16.Rb4 Rb8
  17. 17.Bc4 b5
  18. 18.axb6 Nxb6
  19. 19.Nxb6 Rxb6
  20. 20.Bxe6 fxe6
  21. 21.Na5 Rxb4
  22. 22.Nc6 Qa8
  23. 23.Nxb4 a5
  24. 24.Na2 Qxe4
  25. 25.Qxd6 Qc4
  26. 26.Nc1 e4
  27. 27.b3 Qxc3
  28. 28.Qxe6+ Kh8
  29. 29.Qd6 Rd8
  30. 30.Qg3 Qc5
  31. 31.Ne2 e3
  32. 32.fxe3 Qxe3+
  33. 33.Qxe3 Bxe3+
  34. 34.Kh1 Kg8
  35. 35.h4 Rd3
  36. 36.Rf5 Bd2
  37. 37.Rf3 Rxf3
  38. 38.gxf3 Kf7
  39. 39.Kg2 Ke6
  40. 40.Nd4+ Ke5
  41. 41.Nc2 h5
  42. 42.Kf2 Bb4
  43. 43.Ke2 Be7
  44. 44.Ne3 Bd8
  45. 45.Ng2 Kd4
  46. 46.Kd2 g5
  47. 47.hxg5 Bxg5+
  48. 48.f4 Bd8
  49. 49.Ne3 h4
  50. 50.Ke2 h3
  51. 51.Kf3 h2
  52. 52.Nf5+ Kc3
  53. 53.Kg2 Kxb3
  54. 54.Nd4+ Kc4

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