Sergey Karjakin vs Hikaru Nakamura

11th Tal Mem Blitz 2018 · Sicilian Defense · 1-0 in 43 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event 11th Tal Mem Blitz 2018
Site Moscow RUS
Round 7.1
Date 2018.03.05
Opening Sicilian Defense (B53)
Moves 43
Replay this game move by move →

Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1q3rk1/R2R1p2/1p4p1/P6p/4P3/PQ3P1P/6P1/6K1 b - - 0 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Qxd4 Nc6
  5. 5.Bb5 Bd7
  6. 6.Qd3 Nb4
  7. 7.Bxd7+ Qxd7
  8. 8.Qe2 g6
  9. 9.O-O Bg7
  10. 10.c3 Nc6
  11. 11.c4 Nf6
  12. 12.h3 O-O
  13. 13.Nc3 a6
  14. 14.Rd1 Qc7
  15. 15.Bd2 Rfc8
  16. 16.Rac1 Nd7
  17. 17.b3 Qd8
  18. 18.Nd5 e6
  19. 19.Nc3 Nde5
  20. 20.Be3 Nxf3+
  21. 21.Qxf3 Qe7
  22. 22.Na4 Rab8
  23. 23.Nb6 Rd8
  24. 24.Rd2 Re8
  25. 25.Rcd1 Rbd8
  26. 26.a3 Qc7
  27. 27.b4 a5
  28. 28.bxa5 Bc3
  29. 29.Nd5 exd5
  30. 30.Bb6 Qc8
  31. 31.Qxc3 d4
  32. 32.Bxd4 Nxd4
  33. 33.Rxd4 Qc7
  34. 34.f3 Re6
  35. 35.Qb4 Ra8
  36. 36.Rd5 h5
  37. 37.Rb5 Ra7
  38. 38.c5 dxc5
  39. 39.Rxc5 Qb8
  40. 40.Rd7 Re8
  41. 41.Rcc7 Rf8
  42. 42.Qb3 b6
  43. 43.Rxa7

More Sergey Karjakin Games

Go Deeper

Step through this game on the interactive board, where you can also branch off and play your own ideas from any position. See every game between Sergey Karjakin and Hikaru Nakamura, or browse all Sergey Karjakin games in the collection. To find out what the engine thinks of it, paste the moves into Analyze Game and Stockfish will mark every turning point.