Sergey Karjakin vs Hikaru Nakamura

5th Kings Tournament · 2011 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 31 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 5th Kings Tournament
Site Medias ROU
Round 3
Date 2011.06.13
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 31
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Final Position

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

7r/1p1kp3/3p1b2/1p1P1pp1/r6p/P1PK1P1P/1P3BP1/4R2R w - - 4 32

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 Ng4
  7. 7.Bg5 h6
  8. 8.Bh4 g5
  9. 9.Bg3 Bg7
  10. 10.h3 Ne5
  11. 11.f3 Nbc6
  12. 12.Bf2 Be6
  13. 13.Qd2 Rc8
  14. 14.Nd5 Nxd4
  15. 15.Bxd4 Bxd5
  16. 16.exd5 Qc7
  17. 17.c3 Qa5
  18. 18.Be3 Nc4
  19. 19.Bxc4 Rxc4
  20. 20.O-O Be5
  21. 21.Qd3 Qb5
  22. 22.Rac1 Ra4
  23. 23.Qxb5+ axb5
  24. 24.a3 Kd7
  25. 25.Kf2 Rc8
  26. 26.Rcd1 f5
  27. 27.Ke2 Rg8
  28. 28.Kd3 h5
  29. 29.Rde1 h4
  30. 30.Bf2 Bf6
  31. 31.Rh1 Rh8

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