Hikaru Nakamura vs Sergey Karjakin

VI World Blitz · 2010 · Bird's Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 70 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event VI World Blitz
Site Moscow RUS
Round 24.3
Date 2010.11.17
Opening Bird's Opening (A03)
Moves 70
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Final Position

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

8/2k2N2/2n1P1p1/2p2p1p/2Pp1P1P/3P4/2K5/8 w - - 21 71

All The Moves

  1. 1.f4 d5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.g3 g6
  4. 4.Bg2 Bg7
  5. 5.d3 O-O
  6. 6.O-O c5
  7. 7.c3 Nc6
  8. 8.Na3 d4
  9. 9.e4 Bg4
  10. 10.c4 e5
  11. 11.h3 Bxf3
  12. 12.Qxf3 exf4
  13. 13.gxf4 Nh5
  14. 14.Nc2 f5
  15. 15.e5 Qe7
  16. 16.Bd2 Rac8
  17. 17.Rab1 b6
  18. 18.b4 Kh8
  19. 19.bxc5 bxc5
  20. 20.Qf2 Bh6
  21. 21.Kh2 Nd8
  22. 22.Bd5 Ne6
  23. 23.Rb7 Rc7
  24. 24.Rxc7 Nxc7
  25. 25.Ne1 Rb8
  26. 26.Bc1 Qd7
  27. 27.Qf3 Rb1
  28. 28.Ng2 Ra1
  29. 29.Qe2 Rb1
  30. 30.Qc2 Rb8
  31. 31.Bf3 Ng7
  32. 32.Bd2 Nge6
  33. 33.Rb1 Qc8
  34. 34.h4 Rb6
  35. 35.Rxb6 axb6
  36. 36.Qa4 Qa6
  37. 37.Qxa6 Nxa6
  38. 38.Bd5 Nec7
  39. 39.Kg3 Kg7
  40. 40.Ne1 Kf8
  41. 41.Bb7 Ke7
  42. 42.Nc2 Nb8
  43. 43.Ne1 Kd7
  44. 44.Bf3 Nc6
  45. 45.Bxc6+ Kxc6
  46. 46.a4 Ne6
  47. 47.Nc2 Bf8
  48. 48.a5 bxa5
  49. 49.Bxa5 h6
  50. 50.Ne1 Be7
  51. 51.Nf3 h5
  52. 52.Ne1 Kb7
  53. 53.Nc2 Ka6
  54. 54.Bd2 Bd8
  55. 55.Ne1 Ba5
  56. 56.Bxa5 Kxa5
  57. 57.Nf3 Kb4
  58. 58.Kf2 Nd8
  59. 59.Ng5 Ka5
  60. 60.e6 Nc6
  61. 61.Ke2 Kb6
  62. 62.Nf7 Kc7
  63. 63.Kf3 Ne7
  64. 64.Ke2 Nc6
  65. 65.Kd2 Ne7
  66. 66.Kc2 Nc6
  67. 67.Kc1 Nb4
  68. 68.Kd2 Nc6
  69. 69.Kd1 Ne7
  70. 70.Kc2 Nc6

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