Hikaru Nakamura vs Gata Kamsky

ch-USA · 2009 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 35 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Gata Kamsky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event ch-USA
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 5
Date 2009.05.12
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D97)
Moves 35
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Final Position

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

3r3k/3qp3/4bp1Q/1nB5/1p2P3/5P2/r5PP/2R2RK1 b - - 2 35

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 g6
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Qa4+ Bd7
  5. 5.Qb3 dxc4
  6. 6.Qxc4 a6
  7. 7.d4 b5
  8. 8.Qb3 c5
  9. 9.dxc5 Bg7
  10. 10.e4 O-O
  11. 11.Be2 Be6
  12. 12.Qc2 Nbd7
  13. 13.Be3 Rc8
  14. 14.c6 Rxc6
  15. 15.Nd4 Rd6
  16. 16.Rd1 Ng4
  17. 17.Bxg4 Bxg4
  18. 18.f3 Ne5
  19. 19.Bf2 Nc4
  20. 20.Nc6 Bxc3+
  21. 21.bxc3 Qc7
  22. 22.Nb4 Be6
  23. 23.O-O Rfd8
  24. 24.Bd4 a5
  25. 25.Nd3 b4
  26. 26.Nf4 Qd7
  27. 27.Rc1 Na3
  28. 28.Qf2 Nb5
  29. 29.Bc5 Rd2
  30. 30.Qh4 f6
  31. 31.cxb4 axb4
  32. 32.Qh6 Rxa2
  33. 33.Nxg6 hxg6
  34. 34.Qxg6+ Kh8
  35. 35.Qh6+

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