Sergey Karjakin vs Hikaru Nakamura

SportAccord Blitz Men 2012 · French, Classical · 0-1 in 28 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event SportAccord Blitz Men 2012
Site Beijing CHN
Round 5.6
Date 2012.12.16
Opening French, Classical (C11)
Moves 28
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6rk/1p5p/p4p2/1N1Qp3/5P2/6P1/1qr4P/3R2KR b - - 0 28

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.e5 Nfd7
  5. 5.f4 c5
  6. 6.Nf3 Nc6
  7. 7.Be3 Be7
  8. 8.Qd2 a6
  9. 9.dxc5 Nxc5
  10. 10.Bd3 Nxd3+
  11. 11.Qxd3 f6
  12. 12.exf6 Bxf6
  13. 13.O-O-O Nb4
  14. 14.Qd2 Qa5
  15. 15.Bd4 Nxa2+
  16. 16.Nxa2 Qxa2
  17. 17.Qc3 O-O
  18. 18.Bxf6 gxf6
  19. 19.Nd4 Bd7
  20. 20.Qc7 Qa1+
  21. 21.Kd2 Qxb2
  22. 22.Ke2 Bb5+
  23. 23.Kf2 Rac8
  24. 24.Qd6 e5
  25. 25.Qxd5+ Kh8
  26. 26.Nxb5 Rxc2+
  27. 27.Kg1 Rg8
  28. 28.g3

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