Sergey Karjakin vs Hikaru Nakamura

Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 72 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019
Site Abidjan CIV
Round 15.2
Date 2019.05.12
Opening English Opening (A28)
Moves 72
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Final Position

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

8/8/5k2/4pN1P/8/5K2/8/8 b - - 0 72

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 e5
  3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4.a3 g6
  5. 5.g3 Bg7
  6. 6.Bg2 O-O
  7. 7.O-O a5
  8. 8.d3 d6
  9. 9.Rb1 h6
  10. 10.b4 axb4
  11. 11.axb4 Be6
  12. 12.b5 Ne7
  13. 13.Bb2 Qd7
  14. 14.Qc2 Bh3
  15. 15.Ra1 Bxg2
  16. 16.Kxg2 Qe6
  17. 17.Rxa8 Rxa8
  18. 18.Ra1 Rxa1
  19. 19.Bxa1 c6
  20. 20.e4 Nd7
  21. 21.Bb2 f5
  22. 22.Ba3 Bf8
  23. 23.Ne2 g5
  24. 24.exf5 Nxf5
  25. 25.bxc6 bxc6
  26. 26.h3 Nf6
  27. 27.Nc3 Ne7
  28. 28.Qa4 c5
  29. 29.Qa6 Kf7
  30. 30.Nb5 Ng6
  31. 31.Nd2 Qd7
  32. 32.Qa8 d5
  33. 33.Nb3 dxc4
  34. 34.dxc4 Qd3
  35. 35.Nxc5 Qxc4
  36. 36.Qb7+ Kg8
  37. 37.Qc6 Qd5+
  38. 38.Qxd5+ Nxd5
  39. 39.Ne4 Bxa3
  40. 40.Nxa3 Kf7
  41. 41.Kf3 Nge7
  42. 42.Nc4 Nc6
  43. 43.Nc5 Nf6
  44. 44.Ke3 h5
  45. 45.Ne4 Nd5+
  46. 46.Kf3 Kg6
  47. 47.Ned6 Nf6
  48. 48.Ke3 h4
  49. 49.gxh4 gxh4
  50. 50.Ne4 Nd5+
  51. 51.Kf3 Kh5
  52. 52.Nc5 Nf6
  53. 53.Ke3 Kg5
  54. 54.Ne4+ Kf5
  55. 55.Nxf6 Kxf6
  56. 56.Ke4 Ke6
  57. 57.Kf3 Kd5
  58. 58.Ne3+ Kd4
  59. 59.Kg4 Ke4
  60. 60.Ng2 Kd3
  61. 61.Kxh4 Nd4
  62. 62.Ne3 Ke4
  63. 63.Kg4 Nf3
  64. 64.Nf1 Ne1
  65. 65.h4 Nd3
  66. 66.f3+ Kd5
  67. 67.Kf5 Kd6
  68. 68.h5 Ke7
  69. 69.Ne3 Ne1
  70. 70.Ke4 Kf6
  71. 71.Nf5 Nxf3
  72. 72.Kxf3

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