Sergey Karjakin vs Hikaru Nakamura

Match · 2004 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 0-1 in 57 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event Match
Site Cuernavaca MEX
Round 6
Date 2004.12.14
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 57
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/5p1p/2n1p1pP/1pB1P1P1/k4P2/2K5/8 w - - 2 58

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.Be3 e6
  7. 7.f3 b5
  8. 8.g4 b4
  9. 9.Nce2 h6
  10. 10.c4 Nbd7
  11. 11.Qd2 Qc7
  12. 12.Rc1 Nc5
  13. 13.Bg2 g6
  14. 14.Ng3 e5
  15. 15.Nde2 Be6
  16. 16.b3 a5
  17. 17.h4 a4
  18. 18.Rb1 Nfd7
  19. 19.O-O Rb8
  20. 20.Rfc1 Be7
  21. 21.h5 g5
  22. 22.Bf2 axb3
  23. 23.axb3 O-O
  24. 24.Nf1 Ra8
  25. 25.Ne3 Rfc8
  26. 26.Ng3 Bf8
  27. 27.Bf1 Rcb8
  28. 28.Rc2 Ra3
  29. 29.Rcb2 Qa5
  30. 30.Ngf5 Bxf5
  31. 31.Nxf5 Ne6
  32. 32.Nxd6 Ndc5
  33. 33.Nb5 Rd8
  34. 34.Qc2 Ra1
  35. 35.Qc1 Rxb1
  36. 36.Qxb1 Rd7
  37. 37.Be3 Qd8
  38. 38.Rf2 Nf4
  39. 39.Qc2 Rd1
  40. 40.Rd2 Rxd2
  41. 41.Qxd2 Qxd2
  42. 42.Bxd2 Nxb3
  43. 43.Be3 Bc5
  44. 44.Kf2 Kf8
  45. 45.Bxc5+ Nxc5
  46. 46.Ke3 Nfe6
  47. 47.Be2 Ke7
  48. 48.Bd1 Kd7
  49. 49.Bc2 Nc7
  50. 50.Kd2 Kc6
  51. 51.Na7+ Kb7
  52. 52.Nb5 Nxb5
  53. 53.cxb5 Kb6
  54. 54.Bd1 Kxb5
  55. 55.Be2+ Ka4
  56. 56.Bc4 f6
  57. 57.Kc2 Ka3

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