Sergey Karjakin vs Hikaru Nakamura

FIDE Candidates 2016 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1-0 in 38 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event FIDE Candidates 2016
Site Moscow RUS
Round 2.4
Date 2016.03.12
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E15)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1R4pk/p6p/1p3p2/1P1P3P/P2q2P1/4rQ2/5BK1 b - - 4 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 b6
  4. 4.g3 Ba6
  5. 5.b3 Bb4+
  6. 6.Bd2 Be7
  7. 7.Bg2 d5
  8. 8.cxd5 exd5
  9. 9.O-O O-O
  10. 10.Nc3 Nbd7
  11. 11.Qc2 Re8
  12. 12.Rfd1 Nf8
  13. 13.Ne5 Bb7
  14. 14.Bc1 Ne6
  15. 15.Bb2 Bd6
  16. 16.e3 a6
  17. 17.Ne2 c5
  18. 18.dxc5 Nxc5
  19. 19.Nd3 Nce4
  20. 20.Rac1 Rc8
  21. 21.Qb1 Qe7
  22. 22.Bd4 Rxc1
  23. 23.Rxc1 b5
  24. 24.b4 Nd7
  25. 25.a3 Nf8
  26. 26.Ba1 Ne6
  27. 27.Qa2 Bc7
  28. 28.Nd4 Bb6
  29. 29.h4 Nxg3
  30. 30.fxg3 Nxd4
  31. 31.Bxd4 Bxd4
  32. 32.exd4 Qe3+
  33. 33.Qf2 Qxd3
  34. 34.Rc7 f5
  35. 35.Rxb7 h6
  36. 36.Bxd5+ Kh7
  37. 37.Bg2 Re2
  38. 38.Bf1

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