Sergey Karjakin vs Hikaru Nakamura

World Blitz 2016 · Caro-Kann Defense · 0-1 in 69 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event World Blitz 2016
Site Doha QAT
Round 15.2
Date 2016.12.30
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B10)
Moves 69
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/3k1p2/3b4/5K2/5PQ1/4n3/8/8 w - - 13 70

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.Nf3 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 dxe4
  4. 4.Nxe4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nxf6+ exf6
  6. 6.Bc4 Bd6
  7. 7.Qe2+ Qe7
  8. 8.Qxe7+ Kxe7
  9. 9.O-O Rd8
  10. 10.d4 Bg4
  11. 11.Nd2 Kf8
  12. 12.c3 Bf5
  13. 13.Re1 Nd7
  14. 14.Ne4 Be7
  15. 15.Ng3 Bg6
  16. 16.a4 c5
  17. 17.Be3 Rac8
  18. 18.Bf1 cxd4
  19. 19.Bxd4 Nc5
  20. 20.Be3 a6
  21. 21.a5 Nb3
  22. 22.Ra4 Bc2
  23. 23.Bb6 Rd2
  24. 24.Rc4 Rxc4
  25. 25.Bxc4 Bc5
  26. 26.Nf1 Bxb6
  27. 27.Nxd2 Nxd2
  28. 28.Bd5 Bc7
  29. 29.Re2 Bf4
  30. 30.g3 Bd3
  31. 31.Re1 Bh6
  32. 32.f4 Bb5
  33. 33.Bxb7 g5
  34. 34.Rd1 Nb3
  35. 35.Rd6 Nxa5
  36. 36.Bxa6 Be8
  37. 37.Rxf6 Bg7
  38. 38.Rb6 gxf4
  39. 39.gxf4 Ke7
  40. 40.Bb5 Bxb5
  41. 41.Rxb5 Nc4
  42. 42.Kf2 Ke6
  43. 43.Ke2 Bh6
  44. 44.Kd3 Nd6
  45. 45.Rh5 Nf5
  46. 46.Ke4 Nd6+
  47. 47.Kf3 Nf5
  48. 48.b4 Bg7
  49. 49.b5 Bxc3
  50. 50.b6 Ba5
  51. 51.b7 Bc7
  52. 52.Rxh7 Nd6
  53. 53.Rh6+ Ke7
  54. 54.h4 Nxb7
  55. 55.Ra6 Nc5
  56. 56.Ra7 Kd6
  57. 57.h5 Nd7
  58. 58.h6 Nf6
  59. 59.Ra8 Ke7
  60. 60.Rh8 Ke6
  61. 61.h7 Bd6
  62. 62.Re8+ Nxe8
  63. 63.h8=Q Ke7
  64. 64.Kg4 Nf6+
  65. 65.Kf5 Nd5
  66. 66.Qh4+ Kd7
  67. 67.Qh7 Ke7
  68. 68.Qh4+ Kd7
  69. 69.Qg4 Ne3+

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