Sergey Karjakin vs Hikaru Nakamura

Match · 2004 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 59 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Match
Site Cuernavaca MEX
Round 4
Date 2004.12.12
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 59
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Final Position

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

8/5k1p/8/3KP3/8/4rp2/5R1P/8 w - - 6 60

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 Nfd7
  9. 9.Qd2 Nb6
  10. 10.O-O-O N8d7
  11. 11.Bg5 Qc7
  12. 12.Ndxb5 axb5
  13. 13.Nxb5 Qc6
  14. 14.Nxd6+ Bxd6
  15. 15.Qxd6 Qxd6
  16. 16.Rxd6 O-O
  17. 17.Be3 Na4
  18. 18.b3 Nac5
  19. 19.a4 Na6
  20. 20.Be2 Ne5
  21. 21.Rhd1 Nb8
  22. 22.Bc5 Ba6
  23. 23.c4 Re8
  24. 24.Be3 Bb7
  25. 25.Rb6 Bc6
  26. 26.Bf4 f6
  27. 27.Rd6 Rc8
  28. 28.Bxe5 fxe5
  29. 29.Rxe6 Kf7
  30. 30.Rd6 Ke7
  31. 31.c5 Ra5
  32. 32.b4 Rxa4
  33. 33.Bc4 Ra7
  34. 34.Kb2 Rac7
  35. 35.Re6+ Kf8
  36. 36.Rxe5 Nd7
  37. 37.Rf5+ Ke8
  38. 38.Ra6 g6
  39. 39.Rf7 Bb5
  40. 40.Bxb5 Kxf7
  41. 41.Bc4+ Kg7
  42. 42.f4 Rb8
  43. 43.Kc3 Nf6
  44. 44.Bd3 Nxg4
  45. 45.c6 g5
  46. 46.Be2 Nf6
  47. 47.Bf3 gxf4
  48. 48.e5 Nd7
  49. 49.Ra5 Rb6
  50. 50.Kc4 Rbxc6+
  51. 51.Bxc6 Rxc6+
  52. 52.Kd5 Rc7
  53. 53.Kd6 Rb7
  54. 54.Kc6 Rxb4
  55. 55.Kxd7 Rb7+
  56. 56.Kd6 f3
  57. 57.Ra2 Rb3
  58. 58.Kd5 Re3
  59. 59.Rf2 Kf7

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