Gata Kamsky vs Hikaru Nakamura

ch-USA 2012 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 0-1 in 50 moves

The Game

White Gata Kamsky
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event ch-USA 2012
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 10
Date 2012.05.18
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 50
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/r3RNkp/1b1P4/4pK2/8/5PP1/8/q7 w - - 1 51

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 e5
  7. 7.Nf3 Be7
  8. 8.Bc4 O-O
  9. 9.O-O Be6
  10. 10.Bb3 Nc6
  11. 11.Bg5 Na5
  12. 12.Bxf6 Bxf6
  13. 13.Bd5 Rc8
  14. 14.Nd2 Qc7
  15. 15.Re1 Bg5
  16. 16.Nf1 Qb6
  17. 17.Rb1 Nc4
  18. 18.Qe2 Bh6
  19. 19.h4 Qb4
  20. 20.g3 Rc7
  21. 21.Kg2 Nb6
  22. 22.Bb3 Bxb3
  23. 23.cxb3 Qxb3
  24. 24.a5 Na4
  25. 25.Nh2 g6
  26. 26.Ng4 Bg7
  27. 27.Nd5 Rc2
  28. 28.Qe3 Nc5
  29. 29.h5 Qxe3
  30. 30.Ngxe3 Rd2
  31. 31.Nc4 Rd4
  32. 32.Nxd6 Rd8
  33. 33.b4 Nd3
  34. 34.Nxb7 Nxe1+
  35. 35.Rxe1 Ra8
  36. 36.f3 Bf8
  37. 37.Rc1 Bxb4
  38. 38.Rc7 gxh5
  39. 39.Kh3 Kg7
  40. 40.Kh4 Ra7
  41. 41.Kxh5 Rxd5
  42. 42.exd5 Bxa5
  43. 43.Re7 Bb6
  44. 44.d6 a5
  45. 45.Kg5 a4
  46. 46.Kf5 a3
  47. 47.Nd8 a2
  48. 48.Ne6+ Kh6
  49. 49.Ng5 a1=Q
  50. 50.Nxf7+ Kg7

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