Sergey Karjakin vs Hikaru Nakamura

4th Zurich CC Rapid · 2015 · French, Tarrasch · 1/2-1/2 in 30 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 4th Zurich CC Rapid
Site Zurich SUI
Round 3.3
Date 2015.02.19
Opening French, Tarrasch (C07)
Moves 30
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Final Position

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

8/pp3k2/5pp1/3b3P/3P1B1P/P4P2/1P3K2/8 b - - 0 30

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nd2 c5
  4. 4.exd5 Qxd5
  5. 5.Ngf3 cxd4
  6. 6.Bc4 Qd6
  7. 7.O-O Nf6
  8. 8.Nb3 Nc6
  9. 9.Nbxd4 Nxd4
  10. 10.Nxd4 Be7
  11. 11.c3 Qc7
  12. 12.Bb3 O-O
  13. 13.Qf3 Bd7
  14. 14.Re1 Rfe8
  15. 15.h3 Rad8
  16. 16.Bf4 Qb6
  17. 17.Re2 Nd5
  18. 18.Bxd5 exd5
  19. 19.Rae1 Bc5
  20. 20.Rxe8+ Rxe8
  21. 21.Rxe8+ Bxe8
  22. 22.Qxd5 Bxd4
  23. 23.Qxd4 Qxd4
  24. 24.cxd4 Bc6
  25. 25.f3 Bd5
  26. 26.a3 f6
  27. 27.Kf2 Kf7
  28. 28.h4 h5
  29. 29.g4 g6
  30. 30.gxh5

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