Sergey Karjakin vs Hikaru Nakamura

Saint Louis Blitz 2017 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 56 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event Saint Louis Blitz 2017
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 7.3
Date 2017.08.17
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 56
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3k4/1K6/n5pp/P7/8/3N2P1/5P1P/8 b - - 14 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.Re1 Nd6
  6. 6.Nxe5 Be7
  7. 7.Bf1 Nf5
  8. 8.Nf3 O-O
  9. 9.d4 d5
  10. 10.c3 Bd6
  11. 11.b3 Re8
  12. 12.Rxe8+ Qxe8
  13. 13.Na3 a6
  14. 14.Nc2 Bd7
  15. 15.c4 dxc4
  16. 16.bxc4 Rd8
  17. 17.Bb2 Bc8
  18. 18.Qd2 Qf8
  19. 19.Rd1 b6
  20. 20.Bd3 Nce7
  21. 21.Ng5 Ng6
  22. 22.g3 Be7
  23. 23.Ne4 Nd6
  24. 24.Qe2 Bb7
  25. 25.Nxd6 Bxd6
  26. 26.Ne3 Re8
  27. 27.Qc2 Bf3
  28. 28.Rc1 Ba3
  29. 29.c5 Bxb2
  30. 30.Qxb2 bxc5
  31. 31.Rxc5 Qd6
  32. 32.Qc3 h6
  33. 33.Rxc7 Rd8
  34. 34.Rc8 Ne7
  35. 35.Rxd8+ Qxd8
  36. 36.Bxa6 Nc6
  37. 37.d5 Ne7
  38. 38.Bc4 Qd6
  39. 39.Qd4 Bh5
  40. 40.Kg2 Bg6
  41. 41.Bd3 f5
  42. 42.Nc4 Qxd5+
  43. 43.Qxd5+ Nxd5
  44. 44.Ne5 Kh7
  45. 45.a4 Nb4
  46. 46.a5 Be8
  47. 47.Bxf5+ g6
  48. 48.Bd7 Bxd7
  49. 49.Nxd7 Na6
  50. 50.Kf3 Kg7
  51. 51.Ke4 Kf7
  52. 52.Kd5 Ke7
  53. 53.Ne5 Kf6
  54. 54.Nd3 Ke7
  55. 55.Kc6 Kd8
  56. 56.Kb7

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