Sergey Karjakin vs Hikaru Nakamura

38th Olympiad · 2008 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 53 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 38th Olympiad
Site Dresden GER
Round 11
Date 2008.11.25
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 53
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Final Position

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

8/5k2/6p1/p2R3p/P6P/2p1r3/2P1N1PK/8 b - - 0 53

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 e5
  7. 7.Nf3 Be7
  8. 8.Bc4 O-O
  9. 9.O-O Nc6
  10. 10.Re1 b5
  11. 11.Bf1 Rb8
  12. 12.Bg5 Ng4
  13. 13.Bc1 Nf6
  14. 14.Bg5 Ng4
  15. 15.Bc1 Nf6
  16. 16.a4 b4
  17. 17.Nd5 Nxd5
  18. 18.Qxd5 Qc7
  19. 19.Be3 Na5
  20. 20.Qd1 Bb7
  21. 21.Nd2 f5
  22. 22.exf5 d5
  23. 23.f3 Rxf5
  24. 24.Bd3 Rf6
  25. 25.Nb3 Nc4
  26. 26.Bxc4 dxc4
  27. 27.Nd2 c3
  28. 28.bxc3 bxc3
  29. 29.Nf1 e4
  30. 30.f4 a5
  31. 31.Qg4 Bd6
  32. 32.f5 Bc8
  33. 33.Ng3 Rb4
  34. 34.Red1 Bc5
  35. 35.Bxc5 Qxc5+
  36. 36.Kh1 Rf8
  37. 37.Rf1 e3
  38. 38.Qe2 Qb6
  39. 39.Rfe1 Re8
  40. 40.Qd3 Qc5
  41. 41.Ra3 e2
  42. 42.Raa1 Rd4
  43. 43.Qf3 Ba6
  44. 44.f6 Qd5
  45. 45.Qf2 Rd1
  46. 46.Raxd1 exd1=Q
  47. 47.f7+ Qxf7
  48. 48.Qxf7+ Kxf7
  49. 49.Rxd1 h5
  50. 50.h4 g6
  51. 51.Rd5 Re3
  52. 52.Kh2 Be2
  53. 53.Nxe2

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