Sergey Karjakin vs Hikaru Nakamura

Saint Louis Rapid 2018 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 27 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Saint Louis Rapid 2018
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 8.3
Date 2018.08.13
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 27
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Final Position

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

2r3k1/1b5p/p3p1p1/3pB3/5P2/P3P3/1P2Nb1P/1KR5 w - - 3 28

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bf4 O-O
  6. 6.e3 c5
  7. 7.dxc5 Bxc5
  8. 8.Qc2 Nc6
  9. 9.a3 Qa5
  10. 10.O-O-O Be7
  11. 11.Kb1 a6
  12. 12.g4 dxc4
  13. 13.Bxc4 b5
  14. 14.g5 bxc4
  15. 15.gxf6 Bxf6
  16. 16.Ne4 Be7
  17. 17.Rhg1 Rd8
  18. 18.Rxd8+ Nxd8
  19. 19.Qxc4 Qd5
  20. 20.Qxd5 exd5
  21. 21.Nc3 Bb7
  22. 22.Nd4 Ne6
  23. 23.Be5 g6
  24. 24.Nxe6 fxe6
  25. 25.Ne2 Bh4
  26. 26.f4 Bf2
  27. 27.Rc1 Rc8

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