Hikaru Nakamura vs Sergey Karjakin

Match · 2004 · Sicilian Defense · 0-1 in 39 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 0-1
Event Match
Site Cuernavaca MEX
Round 3
Date 2004.12.11
Opening Sicilian Defense (B53)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

r5k1/5pp1/4p2p/8/1qP3P1/1pbR1P2/1P2Q3/2K5 w - - 0 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Qxd4 Nc6
  5. 5.Bb5 Bd7
  6. 6.Bxc6 Bxc6
  7. 7.Nc3 Nf6
  8. 8.Bg5 e6
  9. 9.O-O-O Be7
  10. 10.Qd3 Qa5
  11. 11.Kb1 O-O
  12. 12.h4 h6
  13. 13.Bxf6 Bxf6
  14. 14.Nd4 d5
  15. 15.exd5 Bxd5
  16. 16.Nxd5 Qxd5
  17. 17.Qf3 Qc4
  18. 18.Nb3 Qb5
  19. 19.c3 Rfd8
  20. 20.g3 a5
  21. 21.Nc1 Rac8
  22. 22.Ka1 Qc5
  23. 23.Nb3 Qa7
  24. 24.Nd2 b5
  25. 25.Ne4 Be7
  26. 26.g4 Rxd1+
  27. 27.Rxd1 Bxh4
  28. 28.Rh1 Qe7
  29. 29.Qd3 b4
  30. 30.c4 Rd8
  31. 31.Qe3 a4
  32. 32.Kb1 Bf6
  33. 33.Qe2 Bd4
  34. 34.Rd1 b3
  35. 35.axb3 axb3
  36. 36.Rd3 Qb7
  37. 37.f3 Ra8
  38. 38.Kc1 Qb4
  39. 39.Nc3 Bxc3

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