Sergey Karjakin vs Hikaru Nakamura

Saint Louis Rapid 2017 · King's Indian Attack · 1/2-1/2 in 44 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Saint Louis Rapid 2017
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 5.4
Date 2017.08.15
Opening King's Indian Attack (A07)
Moves 44
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Final Position

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

8/6k1/1pr3p1/8/8/Pp1R2K1/1P6/8 w - - 2 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.g3 d5
  2. 2.Nf3 g6
  3. 3.Bg2 Bg7
  4. 4.O-O e5
  5. 5.d3 Nc6
  6. 6.Nc3 d4
  7. 7.Ne4 Nge7
  8. 8.c3 O-O
  9. 9.cxd4 exd4
  10. 10.Bd2 a5
  11. 11.Qc1 b6
  12. 12.Bg5 f6
  13. 13.Bh6 Be6
  14. 14.a3 a4
  15. 15.Bxg7 Kxg7
  16. 16.Qc2 Bb3
  17. 17.Qc1 Na5
  18. 18.h4 Bd5
  19. 19.Qc2 c5
  20. 20.e3 Nb3
  21. 21.Rad1 Nc6
  22. 22.Ned2 Qd7
  23. 23.e4 Be6
  24. 24.Rde1 Ne5
  25. 25.Nxe5 fxe5
  26. 26.f4 exf4
  27. 27.gxf4 Rae8
  28. 28.h5 c4
  29. 29.dxc4 d3
  30. 30.Qc3+ Qd4+
  31. 31.Qxd4+ Nxd4
  32. 32.Kh2 Bg4
  33. 33.Re3 Be2
  34. 34.Rf2 Nb3
  35. 35.Nxb3 axb3
  36. 36.Bf1 Bxf1
  37. 37.Rxf1 d2
  38. 38.Rd1 Rxf4
  39. 39.Rxd2 Rh4+
  40. 40.Rh3 Rexe4
  41. 41.hxg6 hxg6
  42. 42.Rxh4 Rxh4+
  43. 43.Kg3 Rxc4
  44. 44.Rd3 Rc6

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