Hikaru Nakamura vs Michael Adams

4th London Chess Classic · 2012 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 69 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Michael Adams
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 4th London Chess Classic
Site London ENG
Round 4.4
Date 2012.12.04
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 69
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Final Position

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

3k2K1/8/8/8/8/8/8/8 b - - 0 69

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.cxd5 exd5
  6. 6.Qc2 c6
  7. 7.Bf4 g6
  8. 8.Ne5 Bf5
  9. 9.Qd2 Ne4
  10. 10.Nxe4 Bxe4
  11. 11.f3 Bf5
  12. 12.e4 Be6
  13. 13.Be2 Nd7
  14. 14.Nd3 O-O
  15. 15.Be3 dxe4
  16. 16.fxe4 Nb6
  17. 17.b3 f5
  18. 18.Nf4 Qd7
  19. 19.d5 cxd5
  20. 20.e5 Bg5
  21. 21.Rd1 d4
  22. 22.Qxd4 Qxd4
  23. 23.Rxd4 Bxf4
  24. 24.Bxf4 Rad8
  25. 25.Rd6 Kf7
  26. 26.Kf2 Nd5
  27. 27.Bg5 Rxd6
  28. 28.exd6 h6
  29. 29.Bxh6 Rd8
  30. 30.Bf3 Rxd6
  31. 31.Rd1 Rd7
  32. 32.Kg3 b6
  33. 33.a3 Nc3
  34. 34.Rxd7+ Bxd7
  35. 35.Bf4 Be6
  36. 36.Bb8 Bxb3
  37. 37.Bxa7 Nb5
  38. 38.Bxb6 Nxa3
  39. 39.Kf4 Be6
  40. 40.Bc6 Nc4
  41. 41.Bd4 Nd6
  42. 42.h4 Nc4
  43. 43.Bf3 Nd2
  44. 44.Bc6 Nc4
  45. 45.Bc3 Ke7
  46. 46.Bf3 Kf7
  47. 47.Bd1 Bd5
  48. 48.g3 Be6
  49. 49.h5 gxh5
  50. 50.Bxh5+ Ke7
  51. 51.Kg5 Ne3
  52. 52.Bb4+ Kd7
  53. 53.Be2 f4
  54. 54.Bb5+ Kc8
  55. 55.Kxf4 Nd5+
  56. 56.Ke5 Nxb4
  57. 57.Kxe6 Nc2
  58. 58.Bd7+ Kd8
  59. 59.g4 Nd4+
  60. 60.Kd6 Nf3
  61. 61.Bc6 Ng5
  62. 62.Ba4 Ne4+
  63. 63.Ke6 Nc5+
  64. 64.Kf7 Nxa4
  65. 65.g5 Nb6
  66. 66.g6 Nd5
  67. 67.g7 Ne7
  68. 68.g8=R+ Nxg8
  69. 69.Kxg8

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