Sergey Karjakin vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2017 · French Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 66 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2017
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.21
Date 2017.12.16
Opening French Defense (C00)
Moves 66
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/5N2/5kp1/7p/8/6K1 w - - 2 67

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 b6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb7
  4. 4.Bd3 Bb4
  5. 5.Ne2 Nf6
  6. 6.a3 Be7
  7. 7.O-O d5
  8. 8.exd5 Nxd5
  9. 9.Ne4 Nd7
  10. 10.c4 N5f6
  11. 11.Qc2 Bxe4
  12. 12.Bxe4 Nxe4
  13. 13.Qxe4 O-O
  14. 14.Rd1 Nf6
  15. 15.Qc2 Qd7
  16. 16.Bf4 Bd6
  17. 17.Bg5 Be7
  18. 18.h3 h6
  19. 19.Be3 Rad8
  20. 20.Rd3 c5
  21. 21.Rad1 cxd4
  22. 22.Nxd4 Qc8
  23. 23.Qa4 Rd7
  24. 24.Nc6 Rb7
  25. 25.b4 Rc7
  26. 26.b5 Qb7
  27. 27.Bf4 Bc5
  28. 28.Bxc7 Qxc7
  29. 29.Qc2 Ne4
  30. 30.Rf3 Ng5
  31. 31.Rfd3 Ne4
  32. 32.Rf1 Qf4
  33. 33.Qe2 Ng3
  34. 34.Qf3 Qxf3
  35. 35.gxf3 Nxf1
  36. 36.Kxf1 Ra8
  37. 37.a4 a6
  38. 38.Rd8+ Rxd8
  39. 39.Nxd8 axb5
  40. 40.cxb5 Kf8
  41. 41.Nc6 f6
  42. 42.a5 bxa5
  43. 43.Nxa5 Ke8
  44. 44.Nc4 Kd7
  45. 45.Kg2 e5
  46. 46.Kg3 Ke6
  47. 47.f4 exf4+
  48. 48.Kxf4 Bxf2
  49. 49.Kf3 Bc5
  50. 50.h4 h5
  51. 51.b6 Bd6
  52. 52.b7 Bc7
  53. 53.Ne3 g5
  54. 54.hxg5 fxg5
  55. 55.Ke4 Bb8
  56. 56.Nf5 Kf6
  57. 57.Nd4 g4
  58. 58.Nc6 Bc7
  59. 59.b8=Q Bxb8
  60. 60.Nxb8 Kg5
  61. 61.Ke3 Kh4
  62. 62.Kf2 Kh3
  63. 63.Kg1 h4
  64. 64.Nc6 Kg3
  65. 65.Nd4 h3
  66. 66.Nf5+ Kf4

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