Sergey Karjakin vs Hikaru Nakamura

Croatia GCT 2019 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 77 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Croatia GCT 2019
Site Zagreb CRO
Round 3.6
Date 2019.06.28
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 77
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Final Position

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

8/7k/8/8/8/3K4/8/8 w - - 0 78

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.Rd1 Qa5
  10. 10.a3 Re8
  11. 11.Nd2 e5
  12. 12.Bg5 Nd4
  13. 13.Qb1 Bf5
  14. 14.Bd3 Bxd3
  15. 15.Qxd3 Ne4
  16. 16.Ndxe4 dxe4
  17. 17.Qd2 Ne6
  18. 18.Nxe4 Qxd2+
  19. 19.Rxd2 f5
  20. 20.Nxc5 Nxc5
  21. 21.f3 Rac8
  22. 22.O-O e4
  23. 23.Rd5 Ne6
  24. 24.Rxf5 exf3
  25. 25.R1xf3 Nxg5
  26. 26.Rxg5 Rxc4
  27. 27.h3 Rc1+
  28. 28.Kh2 Rc2
  29. 29.Rb5 b6
  30. 30.a4 h6
  31. 31.a5 bxa5
  32. 32.Rb7 Rf8
  33. 33.Kg3 a6
  34. 34.Rxf8+ Kxf8
  35. 35.Rb6 Kf7
  36. 36.Rxa6 Rxb2
  37. 37.Rxa5 g5
  38. 38.Kf3 Kg6
  39. 39.Ra6+ Kg7
  40. 40.h4 gxh4
  41. 41.Ra4 h3
  42. 42.gxh3 Kf6
  43. 43.Rf4+ Ke7
  44. 44.Rh4 Rb6
  45. 45.e4 Kf7
  46. 46.Kf4 Rf6+
  47. 47.Ke5 Ra6
  48. 48.Rf4+ Ke7
  49. 49.Rf5 Ra3
  50. 50.h4 Ra1
  51. 51.Kf4 Rf1+
  52. 52.Ke3 Re1+
  53. 53.Kd3 Rd1+
  54. 54.Ke2 Ra1
  55. 55.Rh5 Kf6
  56. 56.Kd3 Rd1+
  57. 57.Ke3 Re1+
  58. 58.Kd4 Rd1+
  59. 59.Kc5 Ke6
  60. 60.Kc4 Kf6
  61. 61.Rd5 Rh1
  62. 62.h5 Ke6
  63. 63.Rb5 Rd1
  64. 64.Ra5 Rc1+
  65. 65.Kd4 Rd1+
  66. 66.Ke3 Re1+
  67. 67.Kf3 Rf1+
  68. 68.Ke2 Rb1
  69. 69.Ra6+ Ke5
  70. 70.Rxh6 Kxe4
  71. 71.Rh8 Kf5
  72. 72.h6 Kg6
  73. 73.Kf3 Rb3+
  74. 74.Ke2 Rb2+
  75. 75.Kd3 Rb7
  76. 76.h7 Rxh7
  77. 77.Rxh7 Kxh7

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