Hikaru Nakamura vs Sergey Karjakin

It · 2003 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 52 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1-0
Event It
Site Pamplona ESP
Round 4
Date 2003.12.23
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B97)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/6k1/4p1p1/P3P2p/KR2PP2/1P6/8/6r1 b - - 4 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Bg5 e6
  7. 7.f4 Qb6
  8. 8.Qd2 Nc6
  9. 9.O-O-O Qxd4
  10. 10.Qxd4 Nxd4
  11. 11.Rxd4 h6
  12. 12.Bh4 Be7
  13. 13.Be2 b5
  14. 14.Bf3 Rb8
  15. 15.Bg3 Nd7
  16. 16.Rhd1 O-O
  17. 17.Kb1 Re8
  18. 18.a4 b4
  19. 19.Na2 a5
  20. 20.Nc1 Nb6
  21. 21.b3 Bb7
  22. 22.Ne2 Rbc8
  23. 23.R4d2 d5
  24. 24.e5 Bc5
  25. 25.Nd4 Ba6
  26. 26.Bf2 Nd7
  27. 27.Re1 Rc7
  28. 28.Kb2 g6
  29. 29.h4 Bf8
  30. 30.h5 Nc5
  31. 31.hxg6 fxg6
  32. 32.g3 h5
  33. 33.Be3 Rh7
  34. 34.Rh1 Ne4
  35. 35.Rg2 Bc5
  36. 36.Re1 Bxd4+
  37. 37.Bxd4 Rc8
  38. 38.Bxe4 dxe4
  39. 39.Bb6 Rb7
  40. 40.Bxa5 Rbb8
  41. 41.Rd2 Rc3
  42. 42.Rd6 Ra8
  43. 43.Rg1 Bd3
  44. 44.cxd3 Rxa5
  45. 45.dxe4 Rac5
  46. 46.Rg2 Re3
  47. 47.Rd4 Rcc3
  48. 48.Rxb4 Rxg3
  49. 49.Rxg3 Rxg3
  50. 50.a5 Kg7
  51. 51.Ka3 Rg1
  52. 52.Ka4

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