Sergey Karjakin vs Hikaru Nakamura

Tata Steel India Blitz · 2018 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 0-1 in 55 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event Tata Steel India Blitz
Site Kolkata IND
Round 15.1
Date 2018.11.14
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

3r4/8/5R2/6p1/6P1/5p1P/6k1/4K3 w - - 2 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.O-O Nd4
  6. 6.Nxd4 Bxd4
  7. 7.Ba4 c6
  8. 8.c3 Bb6
  9. 9.Na3 d6
  10. 10.Nc4 Bc7
  11. 11.Bb3 a5
  12. 12.a4 O-O
  13. 13.Bg5 h6
  14. 14.Bh4 Be6
  15. 15.Ne3 g5
  16. 16.Bg3 d5
  17. 17.exd5 Nxd5
  18. 18.Bxd5 cxd5
  19. 19.d4 f6
  20. 20.Qb3 Bb6
  21. 21.Rad1 e4
  22. 22.f3 exf3
  23. 23.gxf3 f5
  24. 24.Be5 f4
  25. 25.Ng4 Bxg4
  26. 26.fxg4 Ra6
  27. 27.c4 Qd7
  28. 28.c5 Bd8
  29. 29.Bd6 Rf7
  30. 30.h3 Be7
  31. 31.Be5 Bf6
  32. 32.Qb5 Re6
  33. 33.Rde1 Bxe5
  34. 34.Rxe5 Rxe5
  35. 35.dxe5 Qe6
  36. 36.Re1 Rd7
  37. 37.Qxa5 d4
  38. 38.Qb6 Kf7
  39. 39.b4 d3
  40. 40.a5 d2
  41. 41.Qxe6+ Kxe6
  42. 42.Rd1 Kxe5
  43. 43.b5 Rd5
  44. 44.b6 Rxc5
  45. 45.Rxd2 Rxa5
  46. 46.Rd7 Ke4
  47. 47.Rxb7 Rb5
  48. 48.Ra7 Rxb6
  49. 49.Ra3 Rd6
  50. 50.Kf2 Rd2+
  51. 51.Kf1 Rd3
  52. 52.Ra6 Kf3
  53. 53.Ke1 Kg2
  54. 54.Rxh6 f3
  55. 55.Rf6 Rd8

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