Sergey Karjakin vs Hikaru Nakamura

Saint Louis Blitz 2018 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 79 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event Saint Louis Blitz 2018
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 10.2
Date 2018.08.15
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 79
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1R6/2P5/8/2BK4/p7/8/k7/2r5 b - - 0 79

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 Nd6
  6. 6.Bxc6 dxc6
  7. 7.dxe5 Nf5
  8. 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8
  9. 9.h3 Ke8
  10. 10.Nc3 h5
  11. 11.Bf4 Be7
  12. 12.Rad1 Be6
  13. 13.Ng5 Rh6
  14. 14.Rfe1 Bb4
  15. 15.a3 Bxc3
  16. 16.bxc3 Rg6
  17. 17.Kh2 Ne7
  18. 18.Nxe6 Rxe6
  19. 19.g4 Nd5
  20. 20.Bd2 Nb6
  21. 21.f4 Nc4
  22. 22.Bc1 hxg4
  23. 23.hxg4 Rd8
  24. 24.Rxd8+ Kxd8
  25. 25.Kg3 f6
  26. 26.Rd1+ Ke8
  27. 27.exf6 gxf6
  28. 28.Kf3 Kf7
  29. 29.f5 Rd6
  30. 30.Rh1 Kg8
  31. 31.g5 Rd5
  32. 32.Kg4 Ne5+
  33. 33.Kf4 fxg5+
  34. 34.Kxg5 Nf7+
  35. 35.Kf6 Kf8
  36. 36.Bf4 Rd7
  37. 37.Rh3 c5
  38. 38.Rd3 Re7
  39. 39.c4 b6
  40. 40.a4 a5
  41. 41.Rd1 Ke8
  42. 42.Rg1 Re4
  43. 43.Bxc7 Kd7
  44. 44.Bxb6 Nd6
  45. 45.Bxc5 Nxc4
  46. 46.Rd1+ Kc6
  47. 47.Rd4 Nd2
  48. 48.Ba7 Re2
  49. 49.Kf7 Ne4
  50. 50.Bb8 Ng5+
  51. 51.Kg6 Rg2
  52. 52.Kf6 Nh7+
  53. 53.Ke5 Ng5
  54. 54.Rc4+ Kb7
  55. 55.Bd6 Rd2
  56. 56.Be7 Nf7+
  57. 57.Ke6 Nh6
  58. 58.Bg5 Re2+
  59. 59.Kf6 Ng8+
  60. 60.Kf7 Rg2
  61. 61.Be3 Rg3
  62. 62.Bf4 Rg4
  63. 63.f6 Ka6
  64. 64.Ke6 Rg6
  65. 65.Be5 Kb6
  66. 66.Rc3 Rg4
  67. 67.Rg3 Nxf6
  68. 68.Kxf6 Rxa4
  69. 69.Ke6 Kc5
  70. 70.Rc3+ Kb5
  71. 71.Kd5 Rh4
  72. 72.Rb3+ Ka4
  73. 73.Rb8 Rh1
  74. 74.c4 Rd1+
  75. 75.Bd4 Ka3
  76. 76.c5 a4
  77. 77.c6 Rc1
  78. 78.Bc5+ Ka2
  79. 79.c7

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