Hikaru Nakamura vs Sergey Karjakin

Corus A · 2010 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 0-1 in 48 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 0-1
Event Corus A
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 9
Date 2010.01.26
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E21)
Moves 48
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

1r5k/8/2R4p/3P4/3b1P2/5p2/P6P/7K w - - 3 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.Nf3 c5
  5. 5.g3 cxd4
  6. 6.Nxd4 Ne4
  7. 7.Qd3 Nxc3
  8. 8.bxc3 Be7
  9. 9.Bg2 O-O
  10. 10.O-O d6
  11. 11.Rd1 a6
  12. 12.Nb3 Qc7
  13. 13.Bf4 e5
  14. 14.Be3 Nd7
  15. 15.Nd2 f5
  16. 16.Rab1 Rb8
  17. 17.Ba7 Ra8
  18. 18.Be3 Rb8
  19. 19.Ba7 Ra8
  20. 20.Bd5+ Kh8
  21. 21.Qe3 Nf6
  22. 22.Bb6 Qd7
  23. 23.f4 Qe8
  24. 24.Nf3 Qh5
  25. 25.Kh1 Re8
  26. 26.Qg1 Nxd5
  27. 27.cxd5 Bf6
  28. 28.Qf2 Bd7
  29. 29.c4 Rac8
  30. 30.Rdc1 h6
  31. 31.e3 Re7
  32. 32.c5 exf4
  33. 33.gxf4 dxc5
  34. 34.Bxc5 Re4
  35. 35.Rxb7 Bb5
  36. 36.Qg2 Rc4
  37. 37.Rg1 Rc2
  38. 38.Qg3 Be2
  39. 39.Ne1 R2xc5
  40. 40.e4 fxe4
  41. 41.Rxg7 Bf3+
  42. 42.Nxf3 Qxf3+
  43. 43.Qxf3 exf3
  44. 44.R7g6 Bg7
  45. 45.Rxa6 Rc1
  46. 46.Rc6 Rxg1+
  47. 47.Kxg1 Bd4+
  48. 48.Kh1 Rb8

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