Sergey Karjakin vs Hikaru Nakamura

GCT Blitz Paris 2018 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 39 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2018
Site Paris FRA
Round 1.1
Date 2018.06.23
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 39
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Final Position

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

8/pp2q1kp/2pnbpp1/P2p4/1PnP1N1P/2PB2P1/2QN1PK1/8 b - - 19 39

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 d5
  9. 9.d4 O-O
  10. 10.c3 Re8
  11. 11.Nbd2 Bd6
  12. 12.g3 Rxe1
  13. 13.Nxe1 Nce7
  14. 14.Bd3 c6
  15. 15.Ndf3 g6
  16. 16.Ng2 f6
  17. 17.Bf4 Ng7
  18. 18.Qb3 Bg4
  19. 19.Nd2 Rb8
  20. 20.Re1 Bf5
  21. 21.Bf1 Be6
  22. 22.h4 Bf7
  23. 23.Qa4 Ra8
  24. 24.b4 Nc8
  25. 25.Qc2 Qc7
  26. 26.a4 Bxf4
  27. 27.Nxf4 Nd6
  28. 28.a5 Re8
  29. 29.Rxe8+ Ngxe8
  30. 30.Qd1 Qe7
  31. 31.Bd3 Nc7
  32. 32.Kg2 Ncb5
  33. 33.Qc2 Na3
  34. 34.Qc1 Nac4
  35. 35.Qc2 Kg7
  36. 36.Ne2 Be6
  37. 37.Nf4 Bf7
  38. 38.Ne2 Be6
  39. 39.Nf4

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