Gata Kamsky vs Hikaru Nakamura

74th Tata Steel GMA · 2012 · Sicilian, Dragon · 1/2-1/2 in 44 moves

The Game

White Gata Kamsky
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 74th Tata Steel GMA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 11
Date 2012.01.27
Opening Sicilian, Dragon (B76)
Moves 44
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Final Position

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

8/p1k2p2/P3p1p1/1P4P1/1K6/1B6/6b1/8 w - - 0 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 g6
  6. 6.Be3 Bg7
  7. 7.f3 O-O
  8. 8.Qd2 Nc6
  9. 9.O-O-O d5
  10. 10.exd5 Nxd5
  11. 11.Nxc6 bxc6
  12. 12.Bd4 Bxd4
  13. 13.Qxd4 Qb6
  14. 14.Na4 Qc7
  15. 15.Bc4 Rb8
  16. 16.Rhe1 Rb4
  17. 17.b3 Qxh2
  18. 18.a3 Rb7
  19. 19.Nc5 Rc7
  20. 20.g4 Qf4+
  21. 21.Qxf4 Nxf4
  22. 22.b4 Kg7
  23. 23.Ba6 Ne6
  24. 24.Nxe6+ Bxe6
  25. 25.Re5 Rh8
  26. 26.Rc5 h5
  27. 27.Be2 Rd7
  28. 28.Rh1 hxg4
  29. 29.Rxh8 Kxh8
  30. 30.fxg4 Bd5
  31. 31.b5 Rd6
  32. 32.c4 Bg2
  33. 33.a4 Kg7
  34. 34.a5 cxb5
  35. 35.cxb5 Rd7
  36. 36.Bc4 e6
  37. 37.Kc2 Kf6
  38. 38.g5+ Ke7
  39. 39.Kc3 Kd6
  40. 40.Kb4 Re7
  41. 41.Rc8 Rb7
  42. 42.a6 Rd7
  43. 43.Bb3 Rc7
  44. 44.Rxc7 Kxc7

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